Two new modified trichothecenes, 2-deoxy-11-epi-3alpha-hydroxysambucoi
n [1] and 2-deoxy-11-epi-12-acetyl-3alpha-hydroxysambucoin [2], were i
solated from Fusarium sporotrichioides culture. This is the first repo
rt of modified trichothecenes where the two six-membered rings are cis
-fused. Structures were elucidated using gc-ms, nmr, X-my crystallogra
phy, and other spectroscopic techniques. Compounds 1 and 2 were screen
ed for relative cytotoxicity in cultured baby hamster kidney (BHK-21)
cells and found to be non-toxic.