An antiviral sesquiterpene hydroquinone from the marine sponge Strongylophora hartmani

J Nat Prod. 1991 Jul-Aug;54(4):1108-11. doi: 10.1021/np50076a032.

Abstract

A new sesquiterpene hydroquinone 1, which we call strongylin A, was isolated from the marine sponge Strongylophora hartmani. Its structure was determined through spectroscopic methods, including 2D-13C homonuclear correlation spectroscopy (INADEQUATE). Both 1 and its acetate derivative are active in in vitro assays against the P-388 tumor cell line and influenza strain PR-8.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antiviral Agents* / chemistry
  • Antiviral Agents* / isolation & purification
  • Cell Line
  • Leukemia P388 / drug therapy
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Orthomyxoviridae / drug effects
  • Porifera*
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • strongylin A