文摘
Four new cyclic tetradecapeptides, verrucamides A鈥揇 (1鈥?b>4), have been isolated from the solid-substrate fermentation culture of the ascomycete fungus Myrothecium verrucaria. The structures of these compounds, each featuring six N-methylated amino acid residues, were elucidated primarily by NMR and MS methods. The absolute configurations of 1鈥?b>4 were assigned by application of Marfey鈥檚 method on their acid hydrolysates. Compounds 1鈥?b>4 showed antimicrobial activity against the Gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus.