P-Terphenyl Derivatives from the Endolichenic Fungus Floricola striata.

Abstract

Ten new p-terphenyl derivatives, floricolins A-J (1-10), together with six known compounds (11-16), were isolated from the extract of the endolichenic fungus Floricola striata. Chemical structures of these compounds were elucidated using spectroscopic data (HRESIMS and NMR). Among them, 9 and 10 were enantiomeric mixtures, and their configurations were established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis using Cu Kα radiation. Evaluation of the isolated compounds against Candida albicans revealed that the most active compound, 3 (MIC 8 μg/mL), exerted fungicidal action by destruction of the cell membrane.