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Antroalbocin A (1), a sesquiterpenoid possessing a bridged tricyclic system, was isolated from cultures of the higher fungus Antrodiella albocinnamomea (Basidiomycota). The structure with the absolute configuration was determined by extensive spectroscopic methods and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. A plausible biosynthetic pathway for 1 was proposed. Compound 1 was found to inhibit Staphylococcus aureus with an MIC value of 169 μM.

Two trichothecene sesquiterpenoids, trichothecrotocins A (1) and B (2), and a merosesquiterpenoid racemate, (±)-trichothecrotocin C (3), were obtained from potato endophytic fungus Trichothecium crotocinigenum by bioguided isolation. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic methods, electronic circular dichroism calculations, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compounds 1 and 2 are trichothecenes possessing new ring systems. Compound 3 possesses a novel 6/6-5/5/5 fused ring system. Compounds 1-3 showed antiphytopathogenic activities with MIC values of 8-128 μg/mL.