Two new benzoquinone derivatives and two new bisorbicillinoids were isolated from a marine-derived fungus Penicillium terrestre

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2005 Jul;58(7):441-6. doi: 10.1038/ja.2005.57.

Abstract

Four new compounds were isolated from a marine-derived fungus Penicillium terrestre, namely 2-(2', 3'-dihydrosorbyl)-3,6-dimethyl-5-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone (1), 3-acetonyl-2,6-dimethyl-5-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone (2), dihydrobisvertinolone (3), tetrahydrobisvertinolone (4). Their structures were established on the basis of spectroscopic methods. The absolute configurations of 3 and 4 were determined by their CD spectra. Their cytotoxic effects on P388 and A-549 cell lines were preliminarily examined by the MTT method.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Benzoquinones / chemistry
  • Benzoquinones / isolation & purification*
  • Benzoquinones / pharmacology
  • Cyclohexanones / chemistry
  • Cyclohexanones / isolation & purification*
  • Cyclohexanones / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Fermentation
  • Leukemia P388
  • Molecular Structure
  • Penicillium*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured / drug effects

Substances

  • Benzoquinones
  • Cyclohexanones