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Multimethod-guided discovery of novel α-pyrone dimers with cardiomyocyte-protective activity against cold ischemia injury from the coral-derived Talaromyces sp. TJ403-AL05
Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines 2026, 24(9): 1110-1122
Published: 20 September 2026
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Guided by molecular networking, HSQC-based DeepSAT, and SMART analyses, a chemical investigation of the coral-derived fungus Talaromyces sp. TJ403-AL05 led to the isolation and identification of taladipyrones A−I (19), a series of new α-pyrone dimers with four distinct skeletons. Among these, compounds 1 and 9 represented two unprecedented classes of rearranged α-pyrone dimers, and compounds 57 were the first talarolactone-type dimers obtained as racemates. Extensive spectroscopic analysis, quantum chemical calculations, and X-ray diffraction analysis were used to determine their structures, including each enantiomer of racemic compounds 58 after chiral HPLC resolution. In human cardiomyocytes (AC16), compounds 16 and 89 attenuated injury caused by 24 h cold ischemia (CI) at 40 µmol·L−1. Moreover, compound 2 could improve CI-induced disruption of redox homeostasis via activation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, representing the first fungal polyketide with such cardioprotective activity.

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