The strain T1BF was isolated from the old bast tissue of Taxus yunnanensis and determined to be a member of Talaromyces. The extracts from the solid fermentation of Talaromycessp. T1BF were purified and obtained three azaphilones, including a new one. They were identified on the basis of spectral data as 6alpha-hydroxy-7beta-methyl-8-oxo-3-((E)- prop-1-en-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1H-isochromen-...

This research put forward a simple and rapid fluorescence probe method based on competition strategy to detect homocysteine. The host–guest interaction behavior between cucurbit[7]uril homocysteine was further studied via UV–vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared molecular modeling, 1H NMR spectroscopy in aqueous solution. Under the optimal detection conditions, intensity of cucurbit[7]ur...

Although all-oral direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment is now a reality, today's HCV drugs are expensive, and more affordable drugs are still urgently needed. In this work, we report the identification of the 2-phenyl-4,5,6,7-Tetrahydro-1H-indole chemical scaffold that inhibits cellular replication of HCV genotype 1b and 2a subgenomic replicons. The anti-H...

Chemical investigation of the sponge Callyspongia sp. from the South China Sea afforded one new diketopiperazine, cyclo-(R-Pro-6-hydroxyl-S-Ile) (1), along with six known diketopiperazines: staphyloamide A (2), cyclo(S-Pro-S-Phe) (3), cyclo-(R-Pro-R-Phe) (4), cyclo-(S-Pro-R-Leu) (5), cyclo-(S-Pro-R-Ala) (6), cyclo(R-Tyr-R-Phe) (7), and three known tryptophan-derived alkaloids: C 2 -α-D-mannosyl...

We have developed a liquid-phase route for combinatorial synthesis of novel substituted 5-(1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)-3,4-dihydropyrimidine-2(1H)-thiones. Biginelli-type three-component condensation of 1-(3-aryl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)acetones, thiourea, and benzaldehydes is shown to result in new 5-(1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)-3,4-dihydropyrimidine-2(1H)-thione heterocyclic system. If salicylaldehydes are ...

A new prenylated naphthoquinoid, named (3R,4aR,10bR)-3,10-dihydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-3,4,4a,10b-tetrahydro-2H-naphtho[1,2-b]-pyran-5H-6-one (1), was isolated from the aerial parts of Clinopodium chinense (Benth.) O. Kuntze, together with six known compounds: apigenin (2), luteolin (3), neoeriocitrin (4), naringenin (5), narirutin (6), and didymin (7). Neoeriocitrin was isolated for the first time f...

The stereochemistry of the iridoid plumeridoid C, C(15)H(18)O(7), was established by X-ray single-crystal structure analysis, giving (2'R,3R,4R,4aS,7aR)-methyl 3-hydroxy-4'-[(S)-1-hydroxyethyl]-5'-oxo-3,4,4a,7a-tetrahydro-1H,5'H-spiro[cyclopenta[c]pyran-7,2'-furan]-4-carboxylate. The absolute structure of the title compound was determined on the basis of the Flack x parameter and Bayesian stati...

The title compounds, C22H22N4 and C24H26N4O2 [alternative names: 2,6-dibenzyl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H,5H-dipyrrolo[3,4-b; 3',4'-e]pyrazine and 2,6-bis(4-methoxybenzyl)-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H,5H-dipyrolo[3,4-b;3',4'-e]pyrazine], two 1,2,3,5,6,7-hexahydro-2,4,6,8-tetraaza-s-indacene derivatives, are both centrosymmetric and have similar S-shaped structures. In the former, there are two independent m...

Further investigations on phytochemical constituents of dichloromethane extract fromroots of Salvia lachnocalyx (S. lachnocalyx) led to the isolation and identification of eightknown diterpenoids from this plant for the first time. The chemical structures of the purifiedcompounds were elucidated using spectroscopic analyses including EI-MS, 1H and 13C NMR andby compariso...

Chemical examination of the Taiwanese soft coral Sinularia flexibilis led to the isolation of five cembrane-based diterpenoids 1-5, including two new metabolites, 11-acetylsinuflexolide (1) and 11-acetyldihydrosinuflexolide (2). The structures of the new metabolites were determined based on extensive spectroscopic analysis, particularly mass spectrometry and 2D NMR (1H-1H COSY, HMQC, HMBC, and...