The effect of the stereochemistry
of 9,9′-epoxylignan, 7,9′-epoxylignan,
and 7,7′-epoxylignan bearing the 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl
group on their antifungal activity was estimated by employing stereoisomers
of these compounds. The results suggest that the (7S,7′R,8R,8′R)-stereoisomers of 7,7′-epoxylignan are the most
potent. (−)-Verrucosin (16) had an EC50 value of 89 μM against the Alternaria alternata Japanese pear pathotype, whereas the most effective derivative against
the A. alternata Japanese pear pathotype was (7S,7′R,8R,8′R)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-4-hydroxy-3′-fluoro-7,7′-epoxylignan
derivative 38, which was found to be ∼124 times
more potent (EC50 = 0.72 μM) than natural (−)-verrucosin
(16). The presence of both hydroxy and electron-withdrawing
groups on the 7-aromatic ring enhanced the activity. Compared with
that of butane type structure 42, the activity of 7,7′-epoxylignan
structure 38, which is fixed between positions 7 and
7′, was 38 times higher.
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