Abstract:
Chemical epigenetic manipulation was applied to the zoanthid-derived fungus
Cochliobolus lunatus (TA26-46) with a histone deacetylation modifier (100 μmolL
−1 nicotinamide), resulting in the isolation of a new 14-membered resorcylic acid lactone named 7′(
Z)-zeaenol (
1), together with six known analogues (
2−
7) from the treated broth. The planar structure of
1 was determined by comprehensive NMR spectroscopy and HRESIMS data. The absolute configuration of
1 was elucidated by ECD spectrum,
13C NMR shift calculations, and on the basis of biogenetic considerations. Compound
5 exhibited cytotoxic activity against the human tumor cell lines A549, HCT-116, HT-29, Hela, MCF-7, and K562 with the IC
50 values ranging from 2.54 to 7.44 μmolL
−1.