Genome Mining-Guided Discovery of Two New Depsides from <i>Talaromyces</i> sp. HDN1820200

Depsides and their derivatives are a class of polyketides predominantly found in fungal extracts. Herein, a silent nonreducing polyketide synthase (TalsA)-containing gene cluster, which was identified from the Antarctic sponge-derived fungus <i>Talaromyces</i> sp. HDN1820200, was success...

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Main Authors: Xiao Zhang, Luyang Liu, Jiani Huang, Xingtao Ren, Guojian Zhang, Qian Che, Dehai Li, Tianjiao Zhu
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author Xiao Zhang
Luyang Liu
Jiani Huang
Xingtao Ren
Guojian Zhang
Qian Che
Dehai Li
Tianjiao Zhu
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description Depsides and their derivatives are a class of polyketides predominantly found in fungal extracts. Herein, a silent nonreducing polyketide synthase (TalsA)-containing gene cluster, which was identified from the Antarctic sponge-derived fungus <i>Talaromyces</i> sp. HDN1820200, was successfully activated through heterologous expression in <i>Aspergillus nidulans</i>. This activation led to the production of two novel depsides, talaronic acid A (<b>1</b>) and B (<b>2</b>), alongside three known compounds (<b>3</b>–<b>5</b>). The further co-expression of TalsA with the decarboxylase (TalsF) demonstrated that it could convert <b>2</b> into its decarboxylated derivative <b>1</b>. The structural elucidation of these compounds was achieved using comprehensive 1D and 2D-NMR spectroscopy, which was complemented by HR-MS analysis. Talaronic acids A and B were firstly reported heterodimers of 3-methylorsellinic acid (3-MOA) and 5-methylorsellinic acid (5-MOA). All isolated compounds (<b>1</b>–<b>5</b>) were tested for their anti-inflammatory potential. Notably, compounds <b>1</b> and <b>2</b> exhibited anti-inflammatory activity comparable to that of the positive control. These results further enrich the structural class of depside natural products.
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spelling doaj-art-6b12d8b1bf96413e81742ed3dee910232025-08-20T03:43:27ZengMDPI AGMarine Drugs1660-33972025-03-0123313010.3390/md23030130Genome Mining-Guided Discovery of Two New Depsides from <i>Talaromyces</i> sp. HDN1820200Xiao Zhang0Luyang Liu1Jiani Huang2Xingtao Ren3Guojian Zhang4Qian Che5Dehai Li6Tianjiao Zhu7Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Drugs Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Drugs Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Drugs Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Drugs Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Drugs Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Drugs Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Drugs Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, ChinaDepsides and their derivatives are a class of polyketides predominantly found in fungal extracts. Herein, a silent nonreducing polyketide synthase (TalsA)-containing gene cluster, which was identified from the Antarctic sponge-derived fungus <i>Talaromyces</i> sp. HDN1820200, was successfully activated through heterologous expression in <i>Aspergillus nidulans</i>. This activation led to the production of two novel depsides, talaronic acid A (<b>1</b>) and B (<b>2</b>), alongside three known compounds (<b>3</b>–<b>5</b>). The further co-expression of TalsA with the decarboxylase (TalsF) demonstrated that it could convert <b>2</b> into its decarboxylated derivative <b>1</b>. The structural elucidation of these compounds was achieved using comprehensive 1D and 2D-NMR spectroscopy, which was complemented by HR-MS analysis. Talaronic acids A and B were firstly reported heterodimers of 3-methylorsellinic acid (3-MOA) and 5-methylorsellinic acid (5-MOA). All isolated compounds (<b>1</b>–<b>5</b>) were tested for their anti-inflammatory potential. Notably, compounds <b>1</b> and <b>2</b> exhibited anti-inflammatory activity comparable to that of the positive control. These results further enrich the structural class of depside natural products.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/23/3/130depsides<i>Talaromyces</i> sp.heterodimeranti-inflammatory effects
spellingShingle Xiao Zhang
Luyang Liu
Jiani Huang
Xingtao Ren
Guojian Zhang
Qian Che
Dehai Li
Tianjiao Zhu
Genome Mining-Guided Discovery of Two New Depsides from <i>Talaromyces</i> sp. HDN1820200
Marine Drugs
depsides
<i>Talaromyces</i> sp.
heterodimer
anti-inflammatory effects
title Genome Mining-Guided Discovery of Two New Depsides from <i>Talaromyces</i> sp. HDN1820200
title_full Genome Mining-Guided Discovery of Two New Depsides from <i>Talaromyces</i> sp. HDN1820200
title_fullStr Genome Mining-Guided Discovery of Two New Depsides from <i>Talaromyces</i> sp. HDN1820200
title_full_unstemmed Genome Mining-Guided Discovery of Two New Depsides from <i>Talaromyces</i> sp. HDN1820200
title_short Genome Mining-Guided Discovery of Two New Depsides from <i>Talaromyces</i> sp. HDN1820200
title_sort genome mining guided discovery of two new depsides from i talaromyces i sp hdn1820200
topic depsides
<i>Talaromyces</i> sp.
heterodimer
anti-inflammatory effects
url https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/23/3/130
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