Discovery, total syntheses and potent anti-inflammatory activity of pyrrolinone-fused benzoazepine alkaloids Asperazepanones A and B from Aspergillus candidus

Benzoazepine is a well-known pharmacophore presented in several marketed drugs. Here, the authors report the isolation and total syntheses of asperazepanones A and B from coral-derived Aspergillus candidus, two novel pyrrolinone-fused benzoazepine alkaloids with potent anti-inflammatory activities.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Li Xu, Feng-Wei Guo, Xue-Qing Zhang, Tian-Yi Zhou, Chao-Jie Wang, Mei-Yan Wei, Yu-Cheng Gu, Chang-Yun Wang, Chang-Lun Shao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Communications Chemistry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-022-00696-2