Abstract:
To study the chemical constituents from the the deep-sea fungus
Alternaria sp. F49. Seven compounds were isolated from the EtOAc extract by using silica gel, Sephadex LH-20, ODS and HPLC methods. Based on the spectroscopic analysis, their structures were identified as (8
R)-5-
O-methyl-orcinotriol (
1), orcinotriol (
2),
α-acetylorcinol (
3), 3'-hydroxyalternariol 5-
O-methyl ether (
4), altenusiol (
5), altenusin (
6), and 5'-methoxy-6-methyl-biphenyl-3,4,3'-triol (
7). (8
R)-5-
O-Methyl-orcinotriol (
1) is a new phenolic compound which has never been reported in the literature. Compounds
4-
7 showed strong DPPH free radical scavenging activity; whereas compounds
1-
7 showed strong ABTS free radical scavenging activity.