Velleratretraol, an unusual highly functionalized lactarane sesquiterpene from Lactarius vellereus

Abstract

An unusual highly functionalized lactarane sesquiterpene, named velleratretraol (1), was isolated from the ethanol extract of the fruiting body of the mushroom Lactarius vellereus. Its structure was determined through spectroscopic analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The proposed assignment of the absolute configuration is based on computational results. It showed weak activity against HIV-1 cells with an effective concentration of 68.0 g ml 1 and a selectivity index of 2.0. © 2009 Japan Antibiotics Research Association.