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A new resorcylic acid lactone from the endophytic fungus Chaetosphaeronema sp.
Min Wang1, Gui-Yang Xia1,2,3, Yong-Xin Liang1
1College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qinghai University for Nationalities, Xining 810000, China.
Abstract:
A new 14-membered resorcylic acid lactone (RAL14), chaetolactone A (1), along with three known ones (2-4), was obtained from the fermentation of the soil-derived fungus Chaetosphaeronema sp. SSJZ001. Their structures were established based on extensive spectroscopic data analyses (UV, IR, HRESIMS, 1D, and 2D NMR),13C NMR chemical shifts calculations coupled with the DP4+ probability method, theoretical calculations of ECD spectra, as well as X-ray diffraction analysis. All compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic effects against A549, HO-8910, and MCF-7 cell lines.
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