Mueggelone, a novel inhibitor of fish development from the fresh water cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon flos-aquae

J Nat Prod. 1997 Dec;60(12):1298-300. doi: 10.1021/np970231s.

Abstract

A novel C18 lipid, containing a 10-membered lactone, mueggelone (1), was isolated from a field-collected sample of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, together with the known compound lupenyl acetate (3). Both structures were secured using extensive spectroscopic analysis (1D and 2D NMR, MS, IR). Biological activity assessment of both compounds indicated them to have significant inhibitory effects on fish embryo larval development.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cyanobacteria / chemistry
  • Cyanobacteria / metabolism*
  • Fishes / growth & development*
  • Growth Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Growth Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Lactones / isolation & purification*
  • Lactones / pharmacology
  • Larva / drug effects
  • Larva / growth & development

Substances

  • Growth Inhibitors
  • Lactones
  • mueggelone