Abstract:
Drimane-type sesquiterpenoids are widely distributed in fungi. From the ethyl acetate extract of the earwig-derived
Aspergillus sp. NF2396, seven new drimane-type sesquiterpenoids, named drimanenoids A−G (
1 −
7 ), were isolated. Their structures were elucidated by diverse spectroscopic analysis including high-resolution ESI-MS, one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy. Drimanenoids A−F (
1 −
6 ) are new members of drimane-type sesquiterpenoid esterified with unsaturated fatty acid side chain at C-6. Drimanenoids C (
3 ), D (
4 ) and F (
6 ) showed antibacterial activity against five types of bacteria with different inhibition diameters. Drimanenoid D (
4 ) exhibited moderate cytotoxicity against human myelogenous leukemia cell line K562 with an IC
50 value of 12.88 ± 0.11 μmol·L
−1.