Thielavialides A–E, Nor-Spiro-azaphilones, and a Bis-spiro-azaphilone from Thielavia sp. PA0001, An Endophytic Fungus Isolated from Aeroponically Grown Physalis alkekengi†

[Image: see text] Four new nor-spiro-azaphilones, thielavialides A–D (1– 4), a new bis-spiro-azaphilone, thielavialide E (5), together with pestafolide A (6), were isolated from the endophytic fungal strain, Thielavia sp. PA0001, occurring in the healthy leaf tissue of aeroponically grown Physalis alkekengi. The structures and relative configurations of 1–5 were established on the basis of their MS and NMR data. Possible biosynthetic pathways to thielavialides A–E (1– 5) from pestafolide A (6), some involving a Favorskii-like rearrangement, are proposed.