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A fungal pigment, hypocrellin D (1), together with three known perylenequinone derivatives hypocrellin A (2), B (3) and C (4), was isolated from the fruiting bodies of Shiraia bambusicola. Its structure was elucidated on the basis of spectral data including 2D NMR experiments. Hypocrellin D (1) significantly inhibited the growth of tumor cell lines Bel-7721, A-549 and Anip-973 with IC50 values of 1.8, 8.8, 38.4 μg/ml, respectively.
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Fang, LZ., Qing, C., Shao, HJ. et al. Hypocrellin D, a Cytotoxic Fungal Pigment from Fruiting Bodies of the Ascomycete Shiraia bambusicola. J Antibiot 59, 351–354 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ja.2006.49
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