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Authors and Affiliations

1. Marbio, Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NFH), Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries, and Economics , UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, 9037, Tromsø, Norway

   Sailesh Maharjan, Jeanette Hammer Andersen, Espen Holst Hansen & Teppo Rämä

2. Department of Pharmacy (IFA), Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, 9037, Tromsø, Norway

   Julie Marie Lesjø, Johan Isaksson & Kine Østnes Hansen

3. Department of Chemistry (IK), Faculty of Science and Technology, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, 9037, Tromsø, Norway

   Johan Isaksson

Contributions

S.M. and T.R. conceptualized and designed the experiment. S.M. performed the experiments (fermentation, extraction, isolation of metabolites), analyzed all the data, wrote the first draft, and finalized the manuscript. J.M.L. contributed to the isolation of compounds and bioactivity testing. J.I. performed NMR data acquisition and structure elucidation. T.R. isolated, identified, and described the fungus. E.H.H., J.H.A. and T.R. acquired the funding. K.Ø.H., J.H.A., E.H.H., and T.R. supervised the project. All authors read, edited, and approved the finalized version of the manuscript.

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