Makiko Nukada

Thelephantins D-H: Five p-terphenyl derivatives from the inedible mushroom Thelephora aurantiotincta

Five p-terphenyl derivatives named thelephantins D-H (1-5) together with nine known compounds, thelephantins A-C (6-8), ganbajunin E (9), p-hydroxylbenzoic acid (10), ganbajunin C (11), thelephorin A (12), 2-O-methylatromentin (13) and atromentin (14), were isolated from the methanolic extract of fruit bodies of the Thelephoraceous Basidiomycete Thelephora aurantiotincta. Their structures were elucidated by high-resolution MS, 2D NMR, IR and UV spectroscopic analysis.

Isolation, synthesis and biological activity of grifolic acid derivatives from the inedible mushroom Albatrellus dispansus

Grifolin, grifolic acid, grifolic acid methyl ester and a new compound grifolinol were isolated from methanolic extract of the inedible mushroom Albatrellus dispansus (Scutigeraceae). Their structures were established by a combination of 2D NMR, MS spectrum and chemical reaction. In addition, (+)- and (-)-daurichromenic acids were obtained by cyclization of grifolic acid. The inhibitory activity of TNF-a, anti HIV and antimicrobial activity of grifolic acid derivatives were examined.

Thelephantins A, B and C: three benzoyl p-terphenyl derivatives from the inedible mushroom Thelephora aurantiotincta.

Three benzoyl p-terphenyl derivatives named thelephantins A, B and C were isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of fruit bodies of the Thelephoraceous Basidiomycete Thelephora aurantiotincta. Their structures were elucidated by analysis of high-resolution 2D NMR, MS, IR and UV spectra.

Curtisians E-H: four p-terphenyl derivatives from the inedible mushroom Paxillus curtisii.

Four p-terphenyl derivatives named curtisians E-H (1-4) were isolated from the methanolic extract of fruit bodies of the Basidiomycete Paxillus curtisii by a combination of Sephadex LH-20, silica gel column chromatography and preparative reversed phase HPLC. The relative stereochemistries of the curtisians were elucidated by 2D NMR, MS, IR and UV spectroscopy with the absolute configurations at C(3a-3d) of the side chains being established as S by GC-MS on a chiral column previously used for separation of authentic standards.