Isolation of Antioxidant Compound from Endophytic Fungi Acremonium sp. from the Twigs of Kandis Gajah

The endophytic fungi Chrisonilia sitophila, Acremonium sp., and Penicillium sp. have been isolated from the tissues ofthe twigs of kandis gajah. All of the fungi strains were grown in 3 L potatoe dextrose broth medium (PDB) at a roomtemperature for 28 days. To extract the antioxidant compounds, the culture broth were filtered for mycelia removalfollowed by extraction and evaporation. All of the extracts were evaluated for their antioxidant activities by using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity. The extract of Acremonium sp. have strong activity withIC50 value of 10.3 μg/mL, which is equivalent to ascorbic acid activity with IC50 value of 9.8 μg/mL. The extract wassubjected to column chromatography on Si gel twice to obtain a high purity antioxidant compound in the form of yellowoil. The molecular structure was determined based on spectroscopic data, including 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, HMQC,HMBC, and COSY. The compound was determined as sesquiterpene 3,5-dihydroxy-2,5-dimethyltrideca-2,9,11-triene-4,8-dione.