Lecythophorin, a Potent Inhibitor of Blue-stain Fungi, from the Hyphomycetous Fungus Lecythophora hoffmannii

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(95)01751-3

A novel chaetiacandin sulfate, lecythophorin (1), has been isolated from the hyphomycetous fungus Lecythophora hoffmannii.The structure was determined by a combination of chemical and spectroscopic methods.This sulfate is strongly antagonistic to the aspen staining fungus Ophiostoma crassivaginatum.