Austrocolorone B and austrocolorin B1, cytotoxic anthracenone dimers from the Tasmanian mushroom Cortinarius vinosipes Gasparini

Karren D. Beattie, Dion R. Thompson, Evelin Tiralongo, David Ratkowsky, Tom W. May, Melvyn Gill

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Abstract

The yellow dihydroanthracenone dimer, austrocolorin B1 and the unique violet-red 1,4-anthraquinone dimer, austrocolorone B, were isolated from the Tasmanian mushroom Cortinarius vinosipes and their structures and stereochemistry were determined from spectroscopic data. Austrocolorin B 1 and austrocolorone B were found to exhibit potent cytotoxic activity in vitro against the murine lymphoblast (P388D1) cell line with IC50 values in the range 10-31 μg/mL.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5448-5451
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume52
Issue number42
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Australia
  • anthraquinones
  • antineoplastic agents
  • fungi

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