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JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS
Volume 76, Issue 12, Pages 2234-2245Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/np4005882
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- CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico)
- FAPEMIG (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais)
- University of Ferrara (Fond di Ateneo per la Ricerca)
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Alternariol and monomethylalternariol are natural phytotoxins produced by some fungal strains, such as Nimbya and Alternaria. These substances confer virulence to phytopathogens, yet no information is available concerning their mode of action. Here we show that in the micromolar range alternariol 9-methyl ether is able to inhibit the electron transport chain (IC50 = 29.1 +/- 6.5 mu M) in isolated spinach chloroplasts. Since its effectiveness is limited by poor solubility in water, several alternariol analogues were synthesized using different aromatic aldehydes. The synthesized 6H-benzo[c]cromen-6-ones, 5H-chromene[4,3-b]pyridin-5-one, and 5H-chromene[4,3-c]pyridin-5-one also showed inhibitory properties, and three 6H-benzo[c]cromen-6-ones were more effective (IC50 =12.8-22.8 mu M) than the lead compound. Their addition to the culture medium of a cyanobacterial model strain was found to inhibit algal growth, with a relative effectiveness that was consistent with their activity in vitro. In contrast, the growth of a nonphotosynthetic plant cell culture was poorly affected. These compounds may represent a novel lead for the development of new active principles targeting photosynthesis.
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