Abstract
A novel flavone, penimethavone A (1), possessing a rare unique methyl group at ring-B, was isolated from the fungus Penicillium chrysogenum cultured from a gorgonian Carijoa sp. collected from the South China Sea. The structure was elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis and by comparison with related known compound. Compound 1 showed selective and moderate cytotoxicity against cervical cancer (HeLa) and rhabdomyosarcoma cell lines with IC50 values of 8.41 and 8.18 μM, respectively.
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Funding
This work was supported by the Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 41322037]; Program of Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province of China [grant number JQ201510]; and Marine Special Public Welfare Scientific Research, State Oceanic Administration of China [grant number 201405038].