title: A novel sesquiterpene alcohol from Fimetariella rabenhorstii, an endophytic fungus of Aquilaria sinensis.
abstract: A novel sesquiterpene alcohol, named frabenol (1), was isolated from liquid cultures of Fimetariella rabenhorstii A20, an endophytic fungus of the agarwood-forming plant Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg. The structure of the new compound was elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic methods. The finding of a sesquiterpenoid compound in F. rabenhorstii A20 implied that endophytic fungi of agarwood-producing plants could also contribute to the generation of fragrant chemicals during the agarwood formation processes.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xingke Road 723, Tianhe District 510650, Guangzhou, PR China.
authors.forename: Mei-Hua
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Xiao-Yi
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Dong-Li
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wei-Min
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jian-Wen
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry*; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D029645:Thymelaeaceae / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C560649:frabenol