An Unusual Stress Metabolite from a Hydrothermal Vent Fungus Aspergillus sp. WU 243 Induced by Cobalt

A novel hybrid polyketide-terpenoid, aspergstressin (1), possessing a unique fused polycyclic structure, was induced from culture broth of strain Aspergillus sp. WU 243 by cobalt ion stimulation. The strain was isolated from the digestive gland of Xenograpsus testudinatus, a unique type of crab whic...

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Main Authors: Chihong Ding, Xiaodan Wu, Bibi Nazia Auckloo, Chen-Tung Arthur Chen, Ying Ye, Kuiwu Wang, Bin Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-01-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/21/1/105