Secondary Metabolites of the Endophytic Fungus Lachnum abnorme from Ardisia cornudentata.

Fractionation of an EtOAc-soluble fraction of the solid fermentate of an endophytic fungus, Lachnum abnorme Mont. BCRC 09F0006, derived from the endemic plant, Ardisia cornudentata Mez. (Myrsinaceae), resulted in the isolation of three new chromones, lachnochromonins D-F (1-3), one novel compound, lachabnormic acid (4), along with nine known compounds (5-13).

Self-assembled poly(ε-caprolactone)-g-chondroitin sulfate copolymers as an intracellular doxorubicin delivery carrier against lung cancer cells.

The aim of this study was to utilize self-assembled polycaprolactone (PCL)-grafted chondroitin sulfate (CS) as an anticancer drug carrier. We separately introduced double bonds to the hydrophobic PCL and the hydrophilic CS. The modified PCL was reacted with the modified CS through a radical reaction (CSMA-g-PCL).