Investigation of the secondary metabolites of the marine-derived fungus Curvularia sp. yielded four new 10-membered lactones (1-4), along with the known modiolide A (5). The structures of 1-4 were characterized on the basis of spectroscopic and MS data and resemble known 10-membered lactones, but feature modified oxidation patterns around their macrocycles.
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