Meroterpenoids with a large conjugated system from Ganoderma lucidum and their inhibitory activities against renal fibrosis.

Baoslingzhines A-E (1-5), five new meroterpenoids were isolated from the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma lucidum. The structures including their absolute configurations were characterized by using spectroscopic and computational methods. Compound 1 is a novel trinormeroterpenoid featuring the presence of an unusual dihydronaphthalene representing an unprecedented meroterpenoid skeleton.

Characterization of a new endo-type polyM-specific alginate lyase from Pseudomonas sp.

An alginate lyase gene, algA, encoding a new poly β-D-mannuronate (polyM)-specific alginate lyase AlgA, was cloned from Pseudomonas sp. E03. The recombinant AlgA with (His)6-tag, consisting of 364 amino acids (40.