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Methylsulfonylated Polyketides Produced by Neosartorya udagawae HDN13-313 via Exogenous Addition of Small Molecules.

Guihong YuQiuying WangShan LiuXiaomin ZhangQian CheGuojian ZhangTianjiao ZhuQianqun GuDe-Hai Li
Published in: Journal of natural products (2019)
Two new polyketides modified with a rare methylsulfonyl group, 3-methoxy-6-methyl-5-(methylsulfonyl)benzene-1,2,4-triol (1) and neosartoryone A (2), along with a biogenetically related compound (3), were isolated from Neosartorya udagawae HDN13-313 cultivated with the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor 5-azacytidine. The methylsulfonyl group of 1 and 2 was proven to be derived from DMSO, which was used as the solvent to dissolve 5-azacytidine. This is the first report of a fungus that can achieve a sulfonylation-like modification of natural products utilizing DMSO as a sulfur source. Compound 2 showed lipid-lowering activity in vitro comparable to simvastatin.
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