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  • Natural Products Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Pharmacognosy

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  • Ganoderma species are known sources of bioactive compounds.
  • Triterpenoids, particularly lanostane-type, exhibit diverse biological activities.
  • Investigating novel compounds from fungi is crucial for drug discovery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To isolate and characterize new lanostane-type triterpenoids from Ganoderma leucocontextum.
  • To elucidate the chemical structures of the isolated compounds.
  • To evaluate the preliminary cytotoxic activity of the new compounds.

Main Methods:

  • Isolation of compounds using chromatographic techniques.
  • Structure elucidation via 1D and 2D Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.
  • High-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HRESIMS) and High-resolution Electron Ionization Mass Spectrometry (HREIMS).
  • X-ray single crystal diffraction analysis for definitive structural confirmation.

Main Results:

  • Eighteen new lanostane-type triterpenoids, designated leucocontextins A-R (1-18), were successfully isolated.
  • The structures of all 18 compounds were rigorously determined using comprehensive spectroscopic and crystallographic data.
  • Compound 18 demonstrated weak cytotoxic effects against K562 and MCF-7 cancer cell lines, with IC50 values ranging from 20-30 μM.

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully identified and characterized a series of novel lanostane-type triterpenoids from Ganoderma leucocontextum.
  • The findings expand the known chemical diversity of triterpenoids from this fungal species.
  • Compound 18's preliminary cytotoxicity warrants further investigation for its potential therapeutic applications.