New antibiotic pigments related to fusarubin from Fusarium solani (MART.) SACC. I. Fermentation, islation, and antimicrobial activities.

Abstract
A cholesterol-decomposing fungus, F. solani strain PP 96, produced several different napthaquinone pigments in a glycerol-mineral salts medium. Three novel compounds structurally related to fusarubin were isolated by chloroform extraction followed by silicic acid column chromatography and preparative TLC. The purified compounds have relatively low activity against bacteria, yeasts and filamentous fungi.