title: Sesquiterpenes from the basidiomycete Omphalotus illudens.
abstract: A new sesquiterpene, omphadiol (4), has been isolated from cultures of Omphalotus illudens. Several known compounds, including illudosin (1), were also obtained. Structures were determined using MS, NMR, and X-ray techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0506, USA.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: McMorris
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lira
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Gantzel
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kelner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dawe
mesh_terms: D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C420267:illudosin; C420266:omphadiol