10-oxodehydrobotrydial (1) and 4β-Acetoxy-9β,10β,15α-trihydroxyprobotrydial (2) have been isolated from Hypoxylon rickii mycelia extract. Compound 2 is probably an intermediate of botrydial, which is a known sesquiterpene phytotoxin. Cluster Omega and Artemis software analysis suggested that HRT6, a possible botrydial-like gene cluster with four genes shows more than 50% similarities compared to Botrytis cinerea botrydial gene cluster, BcBOT. A comparison between proposed 4β-Acetoxy-9β,10β,15α-trihydroxyprobotrydial (2) producing pathway and BcBOT proposed pathway shows compatible function of each gene prediction. Further confirmation using RNA gene knock-outs is on-going.
Keywords:Hypoxylon rickii, botryane, terpene synthase Abstrak 10-oksodehidrobotridial (1) dan 4β-Asetoksi-9β,10β,15α-trihidroksiprobotridial (2) telah dipencilkan dari ekstrak miselia Hypoxylon rickii. Sebatian 2 dijangkakan sebagai sebatian perantara dalam pembentukkan botridial iaitu sejenis fitotoksin sesquiterpena. Penggunaan dua perisian Cluster Omega dan Artemis telah berjaya mengenalpasti gen kelompok yang berkemungkinan dari H. rickii sebagai HRT6 dengan empat gen menunjukkan persamaan lebih daripada 50% berbanding gen kelompok Botrytis cinerea, BcBOT. Perbandingan antara dengan cadangan laluan biosintesis 4β-Asetoksi-9β,10β,15α-trihidroksiprobotridial (2) dengan BcBOT menunjukkan persamaan fungsi -fungsi gen. Pengesahan lanjut menggunakan RNA (mendiamkan gen) sedang dijalankan.