9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,6-dihydroxy-3-[(2S)-2-hydroxypropyl]-8-methoxy-

Biological Activity

Penipurdin A is an anthraquinone fungal metabolite originally isolated from P. purpurogenum that has antibacterial activity.1,2 It is active against M. tuberculosis with a MIC value of 25 μg/ml.2

References

1.Xue, J., Fu, Y., Wu, P., et al.Two new anthraquinones from the soil fungus Penicillium purpurogenum SC0070J. Antibiot. (Tokyo)68(9)598-599(2015) 2.Daengrot, C., Rukachaisirikul, V., Tadpetch, K., et al.Penicillanthone and penicillidic acids A-C from the soil-derived fungus Penicillium aculeatum PSU-RSPG105RSC Adv.6(46)39700-39709(2016)