The structures of the metabolites of Oospora sulphurea-ochracea v. BEYMA, compounds A, D, and F (dimethylosoic acid-I, trimethylosoic acid I and monomethylosoic acid), were proved to be diphenyl ethers (XV : R
1=R
4=CH
3 ; R
2=R
3=R
5=H ; R
1=R
2=R
4=CH
3 ; R
3=R
5=H ; and R
4=CH
3 ; R
1=R
2=R
3=R
5=H) and compound A was proved to be identical with asterric acid
24) produced by Aspergillus terreus THOM. Other metabolite of the mold, compounds C and E, were respectively expressed by compound A monoacetate (XV : R
1=R
4=CH
3 ; R
2=R
3=H ; R
5=COCH
3) and bisdechlorogeodin (XVIII : X=H ; R=CH
3). Biogenetic sequence of these metabolites was discussed.
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