A new tetrahydrofuran derivative from the Endophytic Fungus Chaetomium sp. isolated from Otanthus maritimus

A.H. Aly, A. Debbab, R. Edrada-Ebel, V. Wray, W.E.G. Müller, W. Lin, R. Ebel, P. Proksch

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Abstract

A hitherto unidentified endophytic strain of the genus Chaetomium, isolated from the medicinal plant Otanthus maritimus, yielded a new tetrahydrofuran derivative, aureonitolic acid (1), along with 5 known natural products, 2-6. The structure of 1 was determined by extensive spectroscopic analysis and comparison with reported data. Extracts of the fungus, grown either in liquid culture or on solid rice media, exhibited considerable cytotoxic activ-ity when tested in vitro against L5178Y mouse lymphoma cells. Compounds 2 and 6 showed significant growth inhibition against L5178Y cells with EC values of 7.0 and 2.7 µg/mL, respectively, whereas 1 was inactive.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)350-354
Number of pages5
JournalZeitschrift für Naturforschung - C
Volume64
Issue number5-6
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2009

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