Five new oxygenated pimarane diterpenes, named scopararanes C-G (1-5) were isolated from the culture of a marine sediment-derived fungus Eutypella scoparia FS26 obtained from the South China Sea. The structures of these compounds were established on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis. The absolute configurations of compounds 1-5, were determined by CD spectroscopic analysis and comparison with literature data. All isolated compounds (1-5) were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against MCF-7, NCI-H460, and SF-268 tumor cell lines by the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) method.
Keywords: pimarane diterpenes; Eutypella scoparia; South China Sea; cytotoxic activity; marine sediment-derived fungus.