Homoscalarane sesterterpenes from Lendenfeldia frondosa

J Nat Prod. 1992 Jul;55(7):859-65. doi: 10.1021/np50085a004.

Abstract

The marine sponge Lendenfeldia frondosa, collected from the Solomon Islands, has yielded homoscalarane sesterterpenes. Two new metabolites, epihomoscalaralactone IIA [5] and homoscalarate II [10], were accompanied by two known metabolites, homoscalaralactone IIA [1] and homoscalaralactone IIB [7]. These structures were established by analysis of 2D nmr data, trends in 13C-nmr shifts, and comparison of experimental with molecular-mechanics-calculated nmr J's. Each of the alcohols 1, 2, and 3 was converted to its corresponding acetate, 2, 6, and 8, respectively. Compound 6 exhibited moderate anti-inflammatory activity.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Porifera / chemistry*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Terpenes / chemistry*
  • Terpenes / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Terpenes