Penisporolides A and B, two new spiral lactones from the marine-derived fungus Penicillium sp.

In our continued screening on bioactive constituents from marine-derived fungi, two novel compounds containing a rare spiral-lactone skeleton were isolated from lyophilized culture broth of the marine-derived fungus Penicillium sp. The structures of penisporolides A and B were elucidated on the basis of extensive 1D and 2D NMR as well as HRESI-MS spectroscopic data analysis. The relative stereochemistries of the compounds were assessed by analysis of NOESY data together with the comparison with data from previous literatures.