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. 2022 Jan 8;20(1):58. doi: 10.3390/md20010058

Table 3.

Antifungal marine xanthone.

Name Activity Source Ref.
Norlichexanthone (17) B. megaterium (zone of inhibition 1 mm) Enteromorpha sp. collected at Fehmarn Island [81]
C. albicans (ATCC 10231) (MIC = 6.25 μg mL−1); A. niger (ATCC 13496) (MIC = 25.0 μg mL−1); F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense (MIC = 50.0 μg mL−1) Talaromyces sp. (ZH-154) collected in the South China Sea [60]
Yicathin C (18) C. lagenarium (zone of inhibition 11.0 mm) Aspergillus wentii isolated from Gymnogongrus flabelliformis collected at Pingtan Island [61]
Fischexanthone (20) F. graminearum (MIC = 474.68 µM); C. musae (MIC = 474.68 µM) Alternaria sp. (R6) isolated from mangrove collected at Leizhou
peninsula
[62]
2,3,6,8-Tetrahydroxy-1-methylxanthone (28) M. violaceum (zone of inhibition 1 mm) Enteromorpha sp. collected at Fehmarn Island [81]
Dimethyl 8-methoxy-9-oxo- 9H-xanthene-1, 6-dicarboxylate (29) F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense (MIC = 12.5 µg mL−1) Penicillium sp. ZZF 32# collected in the South China Sea [82,83]
1-Hydroxy-6-methyl-8-(hydroxymethyl)xanthone (30) E. repens (zone of inhibition 2 mm)
U. violacea (zone of inhibition 2 mm)
Ulocladium botrytis (193A4) isolated
from the Callyspongia vaginalis
collected at Dominica
[84]
4-Chlorofischexanthone (31) F. graminearum (MIC = 107 µM)
C. musae (MIC = 214 µM)
Alternaria sp. (R6) isolated from mangrove collected at Leizhou
peninsula
[62]
8-Hydroxy-3-methyl-9-oxo-9H-xanthene-1-carboxylic acid methyl ether (32) G. musae (Rate of inhibition 53%); P. cichoralearum (Rate of inhibition 48%); C. glocosporioides (Rate of inhibition 28%); B. graminearum (Rate of inhibition 4.6%); F. oxysporum (Rate of inhibition 9.5%) Co-culture broth of mangrove fungi (strain No. K38 and E33) collected in the South China Sea [85,86]
Globosuxanthone A (56) C. albicans IFM 4954 (zone of inhibition 7 mm) Beauveria bassiana (TPU942) isolated from a sponge collected at Iriomote Island [35]
Blennolide A (65) M. violaceum (zone of inhibition 9 mm) Blennoria sp. isolated from Carpobrotus edulis collected at Gomera [66]
Blennolide B (66) M. violaceum (zone of inhibition 8 mm)
Paeciloxanthone (68) C. lunata (zone of inhibition 6 mm); C. albicans (zone of inhibition 10 mm) Paecilomyces sp. isolated from a mangrove collected in the Taiwan Strait [40]
Versicone A (74) C. acutatum (MIC = 32 μg mL−1); F. oxysporum (MIC = 128 μg mL−1); M. oryzae (MIC > 200 μg mL−1) Aspergillus versicolor (SCSIO 05879) collected in the Indian Ocean [87]
Versicone B (75) C. acutatum (MIC > 200 μg mL−1); F. oxysporum (MIC > 200 μg mL−1); M. oryzae (MIC > 200 μg mL−1)
Versicone C (76) C. acutatum (MIC > 200 μg mL−1); F. oxysporum (MIC > 200 μg mL−1); M. oryzae (MIC > 200 μg mL−1)
Versicone D (77) C. acutatum (MIC > 200 μg mL−1); F. oxysporum (MIC > 200 μg mL−1); M. oryzae (MIC > 200 μg mL−1)
Emerixanthone D (109) Fusarium sp., Penicillium sp., A. niger, R. solani, F. oxysporium f. sp. niveum, F. oxysporum f. sp. cucumeris: Diameters of inhibition zones of which were both 3–4 mm Emericella sp. (SCSIO 05240) collected in the South China Sea [69]
Buanmycin (156) C. albicans (MIC = 21.1 μM); A. fumigatus (MIC = 84.3 μM) Streptomyces sp. isolated from a tidal mudflat collected in Buan [57]
C. albicans (IC50 = 0.4 μM) Streptomyces sp. (HGMA004) isolated from a mudflat collected at Uki [58]
Secalonic acid A (157) C. albicans (ATCC 10231) (MIC = 6.25 μg mL−1); A. niger (ATCC 13496) (MIC = 6.25 μg mL−1); F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense (MIC = 12.5 μg mL−1) Talaromyces sp. (ZH-154) collected in the South China Sea [60]
Secalonic acid B (158) M. violaceum (zone of inhibition 13 mm) Blennoria sp. isolated from Carpobrotus edulis collected at Gomera [66]
Ukixanthomycin A (165) C. albicans (IC50 = 11.5 µM) Streptomyces sp. (HGMA004) isolated from a mudflat collected at Uki [58]

MIC: Minimum inhibitory concentration, IC50: Half maximal inhibitory concentration. A. fumigatus: Aspergillus fumigatus; A. niger: Aspergillus niger; C. albicans: Candida albicans; C. acutatum: Colletotrichum acutatum; C. glocosporioides: Colletotrichum glocosporioides; C. lagenarium: Colletotrichum lagenarium; C. lunata: Curvularia lunata; C. musae: Calletotrichum musae; E. repens: Eurotium repens; F. graminearum: Fusarium graminearum; F. oxysporum: Fusarium oxysporum; G. musae: Gloeosporium musae; M. oryzae: Magnaporthe oryzae; M. violaceum: Microbotryum violaceum; P. cichoralearum: Peronophthora cichoralearum; R. solani: Rhizoctonia solani; U. violacea: Ustilago violacea.