A new perylenequinone from the fruit bodies of Bulgaria inquinans

Abstract

A new perylenequinone, 4,9-dihydroxy-1,2,11,12-tetrahydroperylene-3,10-quinone (1), together with three known compounds, have been isolated from the ethanolic extract of the fruit bodies of Bulgaria inquinans, and their structures elucidated on the basis of the spectral data and comparison with the literature.

Keywords:

• Fungus
• Bulgaria inquinans
• Perylenequinone
• Anthracenedione
• Ergosterol

Acknowledgements

Special thanks are due to the Analytical Detective Centre, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, for recording IR, ESI-MS and NMR spectra.