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  2. New polyoxygenated farnesylcyclohexenones, deacetoxyyanuthone A and its hydro derivative from the marine-derived fungus Penicillium sp

New polyoxygenated farnesylcyclohexenones, deacetoxyyanuthone A and its hydro derivative from the marine-derived fungus Penicillium sp

  • J Nat Prod. 2003 Nov;66(11):1499-500. doi: 10.1021/np030231u.
Xifeng Li 1 Hong Dae Choi Jung Sook Kang Chong-O Lee Byeng Wha Son
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Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-737, Korea.
Abstract

New polyoxygenated farnesylcyclohexenones, 7-deacetoxyyanuthone A (1) and its 2,3-hydro derivative (2), were isolated together with the known farnesylquinones (3, 4) from a marine isolate of the genus Penicillium. The structures of the new deacetoxyyanuthone A (1) and its 2,3-hydro derivative (2) were assigned by spectroscopic methods, including 2D NMR and CD for the Cotton effect of alpha-epoxyketone experiments. Compounds 1 and 3 showed moderate in vitro cytotoxicity in a panel of five human tumor cell lines, and 1 also exhibited mild in vitro Antibacterial activity against methicillin-resistant and multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MIC, 50 microg/mL).

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