Sequoiatones A and B were isolated from the fungus Aspergillus parasiticus,
an endophytic fungus of the coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens. The compo
unds were isolated from the methanol extract of the mycelial mat of the fun
gus when grown in liquid culture for 21 days. The compounds were isolated b
ecause of their brine shrimp lethality, which served as an excellent guide
for chromatographic purification. Full details of the isolation and charact
erization of sequoiatones A and B are provided herein, along with the test
results from the NCI human tumor 60 cell-line screen.