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  • Natural Products Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Pharmacognosy

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  • Ganoderma species are known sources of bioactive meroterpenoids.
  • Meroterpenoids with complex ring systems often exhibit significant biological activities.
  • Investigating new compounds from medicinal mushrooms can lead to novel therapeutic agents.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To isolate and characterize new polycyclic-meroterpenoid enantiomers from Ganoderma cochlear.
  • To elucidate the structures of these novel compounds using advanced spectroscopic and crystallographic techniques.
  • To evaluate the anti-acetylcholinesterase (anti-AChE) activities of the isolated ganocins.

Main Methods:

  • Isolation of compounds from Ganoderma cochlear fruiting bodies using chromatographic techniques.
  • Structure determination through comprehensive spectroscopic analyses (NMR, MS) and X-ray diffraction crystallography.
  • In vitro evaluation of anti-acetylcholinesterase activity.

Main Results:

  • Four pairs of new polycyclic-meroterpenoid enantiomers, ganocins A-C (1-3), and ganocin D (4) were successfully isolated.
  • The structures were confirmed, revealing a spiro[4,5]decane ring system in ganocins A-C and an eight-membered ring in ganocin D.
  • Preliminary evaluation of anti-AChE activities was performed for the isolated compounds.

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully identified and characterized novel meroterpenoids from Ganoderma cochlear.
  • The isolated ganocins represent new chemical entities with potential for further pharmacological investigation.
  • A proposed biogenetic pathway offers insights into the formation of these complex molecules.