Reassessing the Structure of Pyranonigrin

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Abstract

Fermentation extracts of the marine fungus Aspergillus niger LL-LV3020 were found to have relevant activity in a number of assays. Chemical screening of the extracts revealed that this organism produced numerous secondary metabolites in addition to its principal metabolite, citric acid. The compound with the most significant UV peak was isolated and its structure elucidated. Physical data suggested that this compound is identical with pyranonigrin A (1); however, our structure elucidation led to a different assignment than previously reported. On the basis of analysis of all data, we propose a correction to the structure of pyranonigrin A. Its absolute configuration was determined by electronic circular dichroism measurements in comparison with theoretical values calculated via ab initio time-dependent density functional theory and assigned as (7R)-3,7-dihydroxy-2-[(1E)-prop-1-enyl]-6,7-dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrrole-4,5-dione.

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