Sesterterpenoids, terretonins A-D, and an alkaloid, asterrelenin, from Aspergillus terreus

J Nat Prod. 2005 Aug;68(8):1243-6. doi: 10.1021/np0501738.

Abstract

Four new sesterterpenoids, terretonins A-D (1-4), and a new alkaloid, asterrelenin (5), together with five known compounds, were isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of a solid-state fermented culture of Aspergillus terreus. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis. The structures of 1, 2, and 5 were confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis.

MeSH terms

  • Aspergillus / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Indole Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Indole Alkaloids / isolation & purification*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Indole Alkaloids
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • asterrelenin