1. 5) Identification of this strain was carried out at Centraalbureau voor Schimmelculture (The Netherlands).
2. 6) Communesin A: white powder; mp >300°C; [α]D20−174° (c1.34, chloroform); UV λmax(MeOH) nm (ε): 269 (11,600); IR νmax(KBr) cm−1: 3377, 2883, 1635, 1599, 1494, 1401, 1346, 1082, 736; EI-MSm⁄z(%): 456 (M+) (65), 441 (5), 385 (20), 271 (10),202 (25), 185 (100). 168 (15); HR-EIMSm⁄z: 456.2530 (M+) (calcd. for C28H32N4O2, 456.2525).
3. 7) Communesin B: amorphous powder; mp 165–170°C; [α]D20−74.9° (c1.50, chloroform); UV λmax(MeOH) nm (ε): 265 (41,600); IR νmax(KBr) cm−1: 3431, 2878, 1652, 1596, 1494, 1391, 1153, 1002, 896, 748; EI-MSm⁄z(%): 508 (M+) (62), 437(55), 368 (100), 353 (9), 254 (41), 236 (33), 185 (83).
4. 9) Communesin C: colorless needles; mp 190–195°C; [α]D20+150° (c0.14, chloroform); UV (MeOH) λmax(ε): 266 nm (29,000); IR νmax(KBr) cm−1: 3361, 2962, 1656, 1592, 1469, 1391, 1170, 1088, 1003, 859, 752; EI-MSm⁄z(%): 522 (M+) (63), 507 (8), 451 (12), 368 (36), 254 (100), 199 (44); HR-FABMSm⁄z: 523.2687 (MH+) (calcd. for C32H35N4O3, 523.2709).
5. 10) Communesin D: amorpous powder; mp 250°C (decom.); [α]D20−156° (c0.11, chloroform); UV (MeOH) λmax(ε): 243 nm (9699); IR νmax(KBr) cm−1: 3432, 3271, 2870, 1635, 1640, 1592, 1250, 1164, 1084, 864, 758; EI-MSm⁄z(%): 442 (M+) (51), 371 (18), 368 (36), 256 (34), 236 (23), 202 (65), 171 (100), 149 (16); HR-FABMSm⁄z: 443.2456 (MH+) (calcd. for C27H31N4O2, 443.2447).