Acremomannolipin A, the potential calcium signal modulator with a characteristic glycolipid structure from the filamentous fungus Acremonium strictum

Using a newly developed assay method, the glycolipid Acremomannolipin A (1), isolated from the fungus Acremonium strictum, was identified as a potential calcium signal modulator. The structure of 1 is quite novel and unique, and exhibits the properties of both lipids and sugars due to the hybridization of these two types of biomolecules.