New N-acyl taurine from the sea urchin Glyptocidaris crenularis

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2010;74(5):1089-91. doi: 10.1271/bbb.90848. Epub 2010 May 7.

Abstract

A new N-acyl taurine (1), together with a new natural product, l-(beta-D-ribofuranosyl)-1,2,4-triazole (4), and two known compounds (2 and 3), were isolated from the sea urchin, Glyptocidaris crenularis. The new N-acyl taurine was elucidated as 2-(5R,15S-dihydroxyeicosanoylamino) ethanesulfonic acid on the basis of spectroscopic (NMR, MS) analyses and the modified Mosher ester method. Compound 2 showed significant toxicity against brine shrimp larvae.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids / chemistry*
  • Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids / isolation & purification
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Sea Urchins / chemistry*
  • Taurine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Taurine / chemistry*
  • Taurine / isolation & purification

Substances

  • 2-(5,15-dihydroxyeicosanoylamino)ethanesulfonic acid
  • Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids
  • Taurine