β-Resorcylic Acid Derivatives, with Their Phytotoxic Activities, from the Endophytic Fungus Lasiodiplodia theobromae in the Mangrove Plant Xylocarpus granatum.

Nine new β-resorcylic acid derivatives, (15S)-de-O-methyllasiodiplodin (1), (13S,15S)-13-hydroxy-de-O-methyllasiodiplodin (2), (14S,15S)-14-hydroxy-de-O-methyllasiodiplodin (3), (13R,14S,15S)-13,14-dihydroxy-de-O-methyllasiodiplodin (4), ethyl (S)-2,4-dihydroxy-6-(8-hydroxynonyl)benzoate (5), ethyl 2,4-dihydroxy-6-(8-hydroxyheptyl)benzoate (6), ethyl 2,4-dihydroxy-6-(4-methoxycarbonylbutyl)benzoate (7), 3-(2-ethoxycarbonyl-3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)propionic acid (8), and isobutyl (S)-2,4-dihydroxy-6-(8-hydroxynonyl)benzoate (9), together with a known ethyl 2,4-dihydroxy-6-(8-oxononyl)benzoate (10) were obtained from Lasiodiplodia theobromae GC-22. The structures of these compounds were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analyses. Compounds 1, 3, and 6 showed growth inhibitory effects against Digitaria ciliaris. Conversely, treatment with compounds 5, 6, 7, 9, and 10 stimulated elongation activity toward the root of Lactuca sativa. These data expand the repertoire of new β-resorcylic acid derivatives that may function as lead compounds in the synthesis of new agrochemical agents.