Structure elucidation of a novel funicone-like compound produced by Penicillium pinophilum.

A novel metabolite related to the previously identified compound 3-O-methylfunicone (1) was isolated from the fungus Penicillium pinophilum and its structure elucidated by spectral analysis as 3-O-methyl-5, 6-epoxyfunicone (2).