Objective To isolate and identify secondary metabolites from the deep-sea-derived fungus Talaromyces muroii SCSIO 40439 and evaluate their biological activities. Methods The strain SCSIO 40439 was fermented on a rice medium. The resulting extract was subjected to silica gel column, Sephadex LH-20 column, and semipreparative high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to obtain compounds. Structure elucidation was performed via high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrum (HRESIMS), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and X-ray crystal diffraction and comparison with literature data. Antimicrobial activity was assessed through the filter paper disk diffusion method, while tyrosinase inhibitory activity was measured based on the rate of dopamine oxidation. Results Four compounds were isolated from the fermentation extract of T. muroii SCSIO 40439, including a new orsellinic acid-cysteine dimer dioscysmycine A (1) and three known polyketides: alternariol (2), altenusin (3), and 3′-hydroxyalternariol 5-O-methyl ether (4). Compound 1 exhibited tyrosinase inhibitory activity with an inhibition rate of 58% (the positive control, kojic acid, showed an inhibition rate of 90%). Compound 2 inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213 and methicillin-resistant S. aureus ATCC 43300. Conclusion This study expands the known structural diversity of secondary metabolites of Talaromyces and identified a candidate inhibitor for tyrosinase. Furthermore, the findings provide a new biosynthetic gene cluster of alternariol.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |