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Paranolin: a New Xanthene‐Based Metabolite from Paraphaeosphaeria nolinae
Author(s) -
Ge Hui Ming,
Song Yong Chun,
Chen Jing Rong,
Hu Sha,
Wu Jian Yong,
Tan Ren Xiang
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
helvetica chimica acta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.74
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1522-2675
pISSN - 0018-019X
DOI - 10.1002/hlca.200690051
Subject(s) - chemistry , xanthene , metabolite , hela , secondary metabolite , stereochemistry , metabolomics , artemisia annua , biochemistry , artemisinin , in vitro , chromatography , organic chemistry , biology , plasmodium falciparum , gene , malaria , immunology
A new xanthene‐based, polycyclic metabolite, paranolin (= (2 R ,3a S ,12a R )‐3,3a‐dihydro‐3a‐hydroxy‐8‐(hydroxymethyl)‐2‐(1‐hydroxy‐1‐methylethyl)‐9‐methoxy‐10‐methylfuro[3,2‐ d ]xanthen‐6(2 H )‐one; 1 ) was isolated from a culture of Paraphaeosphaeria nolinae (IFB‐E011), an endophytic fungus residing in the normal stem of the artemisinin‐producing plant Artemisia annua (Asteraceae). The structure of 1 was elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analyses. Although not substantially active against the human colon (SW1116) and human cervical carcinoma (Hela) cell lines, this metabolite seems to be the first example of a xanthene‐derived secondary metabolite. Its possible biosynthetic origin ( Scheme ) and its significance as a phyllogenetic marker are discussed in brief.