Erabulenols, inhibitors of cholesteryl ester transfer protein produced by Penicillium sp. FO-5637 -: II.: Structure elucidation of erabulenols A and B

Structures of erabulenols A and B, novel fungal inhibitors of cholesteryl ester transfer protein were elucidated by spectroscopic studies including various NMR measurements. Erabulenols consist of a phenalenone skeleton and a 1,2,2-trimethyltetrahydrofuran moiety in common. Erabulenol B possesses an additional 2,6-dihydroxy-5-methyl-3-methylketonyl benzyl moiety. The absolute stereochemistry at the C-2' position of erabulenol A was deduced as S by comparison of the optical rotation with that of other related compounds.