A new perylenequinone from a halotolerant fungus, Alternaria sp. M6 / 中国天然药物

AIM@#To study the metabolites of a halotolerant fungus Alternaria sp. M6.@*METHODS@#The metabolites were isolated and purified by various chromatographic techniques. Their structures were determined on the basis of physical properties and spectroscopic data.@*RESULTS@#Nine compounds were isolated and identified as 8β-chloro-3, 6aα, 7β, 9β, 10-pentahydroxy-9, 8, 7, 6a-tetrahydroperylen-4(6aH)-one (1), alterperylenol (2), dihydroalterperylenol (3), adenine (4), adenosine (5), deoxyadenosine (6), guanosine (7), tryptophan (8), and hexadecanoic acid (9).@*CONCLUSION@#Compound 1 is a new perylenequinone.