4-AMINOPHYSCION, AN ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE FROM DERMOCYBE (AGARICALES)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81776-8

The anthraquinones physcion, erythroglaucin and 4-aminophyscion (4-amino-1,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-3-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone) have been isolated from the fungal species Dermocybe canaria Horak (ined.). 4-Aminophyscion is reported for the first time as a natural product and represents the first fungal anthraquinone with an amino group. - Key Word Index: Dermocybe; Cortinariaceae; anthraquinones; erythroglaucin; physcion; 4-aminophyscion (4-amino-1,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-3-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone).