Gebhardt P, Dornberger K, Gollmick F A, Gräfe U, Härtl A, Görls H, Schlegel B, Hertweck C
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI, Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2007 May 1;17(9):2558-60. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.02.008. Epub 2007 Feb 7.
The fungus Daedalea quercina (oak mazegill) was examined for its capability of producing antioxidative and anti-inflammatory compounds. Bioactivity guided fractionation of the extract from a mycelial culture led to the isolation of quercinol, which was identified as (-)-(2S)-2-hydroxymethyl-2-methyl-6-hydroxychromene 1 by NMR and X-ray analyses. The cryptic hydroquinone 1 shows a broad anti-inflammatory activity against cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), xanthine oxidase (XO), and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) at micromolar concentrations.