A new β-resorcylic macrolide, 5＇-hydroxyzearalenol （1）, was isolated from the culture broth of a marine-derived fungus Fusarium sp. 05ABR26. Three known compounds, zearalenone （2）, 8＇-hydroxyzearalenone （3） and zearalenol （4） were also isolated. The structure and relative stereochemistry of 1 were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data and single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. Compound 2 displayed potent inhibitory activity against Pyricularia oryzae with a MIC value of 6.25 μg/mL, while compound 3 was much less active; however, 1 and 4 showed no obvious activity.
A new antifungal antibiotic, fusarielin E, was isolated from the marine-derived fungus Fusarium sp. Its structure was established on the basis of various NMR spectroscopic analyses and HR-FAB-MS. Fusarielin E displayed significant biological activity against Pyricularia oryzae.
