Beauvericin K, a new antifungal beauvericin analogue from a marine-derived fusarium sp.

Abstract

Chemical investigation of a Chinese collection of a marine-derived fungus, Fusarium sp., led to the characterization of beauvericin K, a new analogue of beauvericin. The structure of the new compound was elucidated by detailed spectroscopic analysis, including 1D and 2D NMR methods, and HRMS. Beauvericin K showed significant activity against the yeast Candida albicans with an IC50 value of 6.25 μg/mL.