Phytotoxic metabolites from Neofusicoccum parvum, a pathogen of Botryosphaeria dieback of grapevine.
Abou-Mansour EDepartment of Biology, University of Fribourg, Ch. du Musée 10, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland. Electronic address: eliane.abou-mansour@unifr.ch.
Débieux JLDepartment of Biology, University of Fribourg, Ch. du Musée 10, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.
Ramírez-Suero MLaboratoire Vigne Biotechnologie et Environnement EA 3991, Université de Haute-Alsace, 33, rue de Herrlisheim, BP 68008 Colmar Cedex, France.
Bénard-Gellon MLaboratoire Vigne Biotechnologie et Environnement EA 3991, Université de Haute-Alsace, 33, rue de Herrlisheim, BP 68008 Colmar Cedex, France.
Magnin-Robert MLaboratoire Stress Défense et Reproduction des Plantes EA 4707, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, UFR Sciences, Moulin de la Housse, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France.
Spagnolo ADepartment of Biology, University of Fribourg, Ch. du Musée 10, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland; Laboratoire Stress Défense et Reproduction des Plantes EA 4707, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, UFR Sciences, Moulin de la Housse, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France.
Chong JLaboratoire Vigne Biotechnologie et Environnement EA 3991, Université de Haute-Alsace, 33, rue de Herrlisheim, BP 68008 Colmar Cedex, France.
Farine SLaboratoire Vigne Biotechnologie et Environnement EA 3991, Université de Haute-Alsace, 33, rue de Herrlisheim, BP 68008 Colmar Cedex, France.
Bertsch CLaboratoire Vigne Biotechnologie et Environnement EA 3991, Université de Haute-Alsace, 33, rue de Herrlisheim, BP 68008 Colmar Cedex, France.
L'Haridon FDepartment of Biology, University of Fribourg, Ch. du Musée 10, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.
Serrano MDepartment of Biology, University of Fribourg, Ch. du Musée 10, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.
Fontaine FLaboratoire Stress Défense et Reproduction des Plantes EA 4707, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, UFR Sciences, Moulin de la Housse, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France.
Rego CInstitut Supérieur d'Agronomie, Tapada da Ajuda, Lisbonne, Portugal.
Larignon PInstitut Français de la Vigne et du Vin Pôle Rhône-Méditerranée, France, Domaine de Donadille, 30230 Rodilhan, France.
English
Liquid chromatography-diode array screening of the organic extract of the cultures of 13 isolates of the fungus Neofusicoccum parvum, the main causal agent of botryosphaeria dieback of grapevine, showed similar metabolites. One strain was selected for further chemical studies and led to the isolation and characterisation of 13 metabolites. Structures were elucidated through spectroscopic analyses, including one- and two-dimensional NMR and mass spectrometry, and through comparison to literature data. The isolated compounds belong to four different chemical families: five metabolites, namely, (-)-terremutin (1), (+)-terremutin hydrate (2), (+)-epi-sphaeropsidone (3) (-)-4-chloro-terremutin hydrate (4) and(+)-4-hydroxysuccinate-terremutin hydrate (5), belong to the family of dihydrotoluquinones; two metabolites, namely, (6S,7R) asperlin (6) and (6R,7S)-dia-asperlin (7), belong to the family of epoxylactones; four metabolites, namely, (R)-(-)-mellein (8), (3R,4R)-4-hydroxymellein (9), (3R,4S)-4-hydroxymellein (10) (R)(-)-3-hydroxymellein (11), belong to the family of dihydroisocoumarins; and two of the metabolites, namely, 6-methyl-salicylic acid (12) and 2-hydroxypropyl salicylic acid (13), belong to the family of hydroxybenzoic acids. We determined the phytotoxic activity of the isolated metabolites through a leaf disc assay and the expression of defence-related genes in Vitis vinifera cells cv. Chardonnay cultured with (-)-terremutin (1), the most abundant metabolite. Finally, analysis of the brown stripes of grapevine wood from plants showing botryosphaeria dieback symptoms revealed the presence of two of the isolated phytotoxins.