( E)-9-Chloro-8-nonene-4,6-diyne-1,2,3-triol, an artefact from pneumatospora obcoronata

Abstract

A hyphomycete, Exeter Herbarium Number 23000, was isolated in Malaysia from green leaves of the fruit tree Nephelium lappaceum (rambutan) and from fallen leaves of Hevea brasilienisis (rubber). The fungus was grown for five days in a malt extract medium. From the mycelial filtrate, a novel compound, ( E)-9-chloro-8-nonene-4,6-diyne-1,2,3-triol, wasextracted.