Novel pyridino-α-pyrone sesquiterpene type pileotin produced by a sea urchin-derived Aspergillus sp.

A new metabolite, pileotin A, was isolated from a strain of Aspergillus fumigatus originally obtained from the sea urchin Toxopneustes pileolus together with the known compound oxalicine B. The relative stereo-structure of pileotin A was elucidated based on spectroscopic analyses, including 1D and 2D NMR techniques. This unique pyridino-alpha-pyrone sesquiterpene type metabolite has spiro-delta-lactone at C-4. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.