Botryorhodines A-D, antifungal and cytotoxic depsidones from Botryosphaeria rhodina, an endophyte of the medicinal plant Bidens pilosa.

Abdou R, Scherlach K, Dahse HM, Sattler I, Hertweck C (2010) Botryorhodines A-D, antifungal and cytotoxic depsidones from Botryosphaeria rhodina, an endophyte of the medicinal plant Bidens pilosa. Phytochemistry 71(1), 110-116.

Abstract

An endophytic fungus (Botryosphaeria rhodina) was isolated from the stems of the medicinal plant Bidens pilosa (Asteraceae) that is known for its anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and antifungal effects. The ethyl acetate extract of the fungal isolate exhibits significant antifungal activity as well as potent cytotoxic and antiproliferative effects against several cancer cell lines. Activity-guided fractionation resulted in the isolation of a complex of four depsidones, botryorhodines A-D and the auxin indole carboxylic acid. Botryorhodine A and B show moderate to weak cytotoxic activities against HeLa cell lines with a CC(50) of 96.97 microM and 36.41 microM, respectively. In addition, they also show antifungal activity against a range of pathogenic fungi such as Aspergillus terreus (MIC 26.03 microM for botryorhodine A and 49.70 microM for B) and the plant pathogen Fusarium oxysporum (MIC 191.60 microM for botryorhodine A and 238.80 microM for B). A potential role of the endophyte in modulating fungal populations living within or attacking the host plant is discussed.

Leibniz-HKI-Autor*innen

Hans-Martin Dahse
Christian Hertweck
Kirstin Scherlach

Identifier

doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.09.024

PMID: 19913264