Chromone derivatives from the filamentous fungus Lachnum sp. BCC 2424.

Five new chromones, named lachnones A-E (1-5), were isolated from the filamentous fungus Lachnum sp. BCC 2424 along with known (2E,6S)-2,6-dimethyl-2,7-octadiene-1,6-diol. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. Lachnones B (2) and D (4) mildly inhibited the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, both with MIC values of 200 microg/mL.

A cyclopeptide from the Insect pathogenic fungus Cordyceps sp. BCC 1788.

A new cycloheptapeptide, cordyheptapeptide A (1), was isolated from the insect pathogenic fungus Cordyceps sp. BCC 1788 along with four known bioxanthracenes (2-5). The structure was elucidated by spectroscopic data. The absolute configuration of amino acid residues was determined by HPLC and X-ray diffraction analyses.