Phytotoxic and antifungal metabolites from Curvularia sp. FH01 isolated from the gut of Atractomorpha sinensis
2011
Zhang, Ying-lao | Kong, Li-chun | Jiang, Dong-hua | Yin, Cai-ping | Cai, Qi-min | Chen, Qiong | Zheng, Jiang-yan
Two main phytotoxic and antifungal phthalic acid butyl isobutyl ester (1) and radicinin (2) were isolated from the culture of Curvularia sp. FH01, a fungus residing in the Atractomorpha sinensis gut. The structures of isolated metabolites were established on the basis of spectral analysis. Metabolites 1 and 2 exhibited significant phytotoxic activity against the radical growth of Echinochloa crusgalli with their IC₅₀ values of 61.9 and 5.9μg/mL, respectively, which were comparable to that 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2.0μg/mL) used as a positive control. The antifungal test results showed that compound 2 possessed strong antifungal activity against Magnaporthe grisea (IC₅₀=16.3μg/mL) and Valsa mali (IC₅₀=18.2μg/mL). The findings of the present study suggest that bioactive properties of the fungus FH01 can be attributed to its major components, phthalic acid butyl isobutyl ester and radicinin, and both agents have a potential to be used as herbicide and fungicide.
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