Celludinones A and B, isolated from the fungus Talaromyces cellulolyticus BF-0307, were inhibitors of sterol O-acyltransferase (SOAT). Further searches for their congeners in the culture broth of the fungus by LC/UV and LC/MS analysis resulted in the discovery of four structurally related compounds, including a new dihydroisobenzofuran named celludinone C (1). The structure of 1, including its absolute stereochemistry, was elucidated by 1D/2D NMR and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra. All of these compounds inhibited both SOAT1 and 2, with IC50 values ranging from 8.5 to 30 µM.
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