title: Bionectins A-C, epidithiodioxopiperazines with anti-MRSA activity, from Bionectra byssicola F120.
abstract: Three new epidithiodioxopiperazine compounds, bionectins A (1), B (2), and C (3), along with a known compound, verticillin D (4), have been isolated from the mycelium of liquid fermentation cultures of the fungus Bionectra byssicola F120. The structures of compounds 1-3 were assigned on the basis of MS and NMR data. Compounds 1 and 2 incorporate a dioxopiperazine moiety with a disulfide bridge in their molecules, while 3 contains a dioxopiperazine ring with two methylsulfanyl groups. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibited antibacterial activity against S. aureus including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and quinolone-resistant S. aureus (QRSA), with MIC values of 10-30 microg/mL, while 3 showed no antibacterial activity even at 100 microg/mL.
authors.affiliation: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yusong, Daejeon 305-806, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chang-Ji
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Chang-Jin
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyung Sook
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Young-Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Won-Gon
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000737:chemistry*; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010879:Piperazines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010879:Piperazines; C516593:bionectin A; C516594:bionectin B; C516595:bionectin C