Abstract
A new metabolite, infectopyrone (1), has been isolated from the filamentous fungus Alternaria infectoria. The structure of 1 was elucidated by analysis of 2D NMR spectroscopic data. Compound 1 is an α-pyrone resembling known toxins, and is a useful phenotaxonomic marker for the A. infectoria species-group. Infectopyrone (1) was also produced by species within Stemphyllium and Ulocladium, and found in mouldy food.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 24 |
Pages (from-to) | 4511-4513 |
Number of pages | 3 |
ISSN | 0040-4039 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 9 Jun 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Support from the Danish Research Council (Grant Nos. 9800555 and 23000336), the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries through the program ‘Food Quality with a focus on Food Safety’, and the New Zealand Foundation for Research Science and Technology are acknowledged. We thank M. Thomas for NMR spectra, and B. Clark and J. Smedsgaard for MS.
Copyright:
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Keywords
- Alternaria infectoria
- Chemotaxonomy
- Stemphyllium
- Ulocladium
- Food fungi