Dihydrothiophene-condensed chromones from a marine-derived fungus Penicillium oxalicum and their structure-bioactivity relationship

Four dihydrothiophene-condensed chromones including two new compounds oxalicumones D-E (1-2) and known oxalicumones A-B (3-4), along with five other known chromones were isolated from a culture broth of the marine gorgonian-associated fungus Penicillium oxalicum SCSGAF 0023. The structures of 1-2 were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis. Eleven derivatives 3a-3i and 4a-4b were obtained from the acylation of 3 and 4, respectively. Compounds 1-4, 3a-3e, 3g-3h, and 4b showed significant cytotoxicity against several carcinoma cell lines with IC50 ⩽ 10 μM. And their structure-bioactivity relationship was discussed.