Abstract
A polyethylenic fatty ester was isolated from the marine sponge Chondrilla nucula. The structure was elucidated through NMR spectral data and MS analysis as 5,9,23-triacontatrienoic methyl ester 1. Compound 1 is an elastase inhibitor [ID50 = 10 microg/mL (2 x 10(-5) M)].
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry
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Enzyme Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
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Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / chemistry
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Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / isolation & purification*
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Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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Mass Spectrometry
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Pancreatic Elastase / antagonists & inhibitors*
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Porifera / chemistry*
Substances
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5,9,23-triacontatrienoic methyl ester
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Enzyme Inhibitors
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Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
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Pancreatic Elastase