The tetrahydroanthraquinones (1S,3S)-austrocortilutein (4) and (1S,3S)-aust
rocortirubin (7) are octaketides formed in the fruit bodies of the fungus D
ermocybe splendida via the gentiobioside 2 of the dihydroanthracenone (S)-t
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