Isolation and structure elucidation of a novel yellow pigment from the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata

The marine environment is a major source for many novel natural compounds. A new yellow pigment has been isolated from the marine bacterium P. tunicata and identified as a new member of the tambjamine class of compounds. The structural identification was achieved by a combination of 1D and 2D-NMR spectroscopy and high resolution mass spectrometry data.     

A new nine-membered lactone from a marine fungus Cladosporium sp. F14

A new nine-membered lactone, cladospolide E (1), was isolated from a culture broth of a marine fungus Cladosporium sp. F14. The structure of compound 1 was determined on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis, including 1D and 2D NMR data.       

New cyclitol derivative from a sponge Sarcotragus species

Guided by the brine shrimp lethality assay, a new cyclitol derivative, sarcotride D (1), was isolated from a marine sponge Sarcotragus species. The structure was established based on NMR and MS analyses.     

A new cyclostellettamine from sponge Amphimedon compressa

A new compound,8,8′-dienecyclostellettamine,was isolated from the marine sponge Amphimedon compressa.Its structure was elucidated by spectroscopic methods including ID and 2D NMR,UV,IR,ESI-MS,MALDI-MS techniques.It is probably an important precursor of the manzamine alkoids,and also showed vigorous antibacterial activities.     

A new antimalarial polyether from a marine Streptomyces sp. H668

The antimalarial guided fractionation of the culture of marine Streptomyces sp. strain H668 led to the isolation of a new polyether metabolite. The structure was determined by comprehensive NMR and MS assignments. This new metabolite showed in vitro antimalarial activity against both the chloroquine-susceptible (D6) and-resistant (W2) clones of Plasmodium falciparum, without cytotoxicity to normal cells (Vero) making it a promising first lead from this marine bacterium.     

A new cytotoxic and tubulin-interactive milnamide derivative from a marine sponge Cymbastela sp

[structure: see text] The crude methanol extract of a marine sponge Cymbastela sp. collected in Papua New Guinea was selected for chemical investigation due to its significant cytotoxicity. Fractionation of the extract led to the isolation of jaspamide (1), hemiasterlin (2), milnamide A (3), and a new metabolite, milnamide D (4). The structure was solved by interpretation of NMR and mass spectra data. The cytotoxic and antitubulin activities of milnamide D (4) were evaluated.     

式根岛海绵宏基因组文库的抗菌吲哚三聚体

构建了式根岛海绵的宏基因组文库,对其进行双层琼脂抗菌活性功能筛选,得到1株抗菌活性克隆pDC111. 以抗菌活性为指导,对pDC111的化学成分进行分析和分离,得到化合物1,并通过1D NMR（¹H NMR和 ¹³C NMR）及2D NMR（¹H-¹H COSY,HMQC和HMBC）结合HR-TOFMS数据,确定其结构为吲哚三聚体. 抗菌活性实验结果表明,化合物1在10 μg/paper（id=6 mm）时,对蜡状芽孢杆菌的抑菌圈达到12 mm. 本文利用功能宏基因组方法,从蕴藏大量不可培养微生物的海绵中寻找到活性物,并具有通过分子生物学技术获得其功能基因的潜能.     

Synthesis of (+)-agelasine D from (+)-manool

(+)-Agelasine D, originally isolated from the marine sponge Agelas nakamurai, is synthesized for the first time. The terpenoid side chain was readily available from the diterpene alcohol (+)-manool.     

Epicoccamide,a novel secondary metabolite from a jellyfish-derived culture of Epicoccum purpurascens

From the inner tissue of the jellyfish Aurelia aurita a marine strain of the fungus Epicoccum purpurascens was obtained. After mass cultivation the fungus was investigated for its secondary metabolite content and found to contain the new, and most unusual tetramic acid derivative, epicoccamide (1). Epicoccamide is quite unusual since it is composed of three biosynthetically distinct subunits; glycosidic, fatty acid and tetramic acid (amino acid). The structure of the new compound was elucidated using spectroscopic methods, mainly 1D and 2D NMR, ESI-MS, and chemical degradations.     

Modular total synthesis of lamellarin D

[Chemical reaction: see text] A modular total synthesis of lamellarin D, a marine alkaloid with potent cytotoxic as well as topoisomerase I inhibition properties, has been accomplished. A sequential and regioselective bromination/Suzuki cross-coupling procedure was applied for the introduction of aryl groups at positions 1 and 2 of scaffold 1. Microwave-assisted 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone (DDQ) oxidation to yield pyrroloisoquinoline 15, followed by phenol group deprotection and subsequent lactonization, gave lamellarin D (18% in eight steps from 1).     

A new peptide isolated from a marine derived Streptomyces bacillaris

A new peptide, L-O-Lac-L-Val-D-O-Hiv-D-Val (1), consisting of D-valine, L-valine, L-lactic acid, and 3-D-hydroxyisovaleric acid, was isolated from the culture of the marine sediment derived Streptomyces bacillaris. The planar structure of compound 1 was assigned by 1D, 2D NMR and mass spectroscopic analyses. Following acid and base hydrolysis, the absolute configuration of the valine residues in 1 were determined by application of the advanced Marfey's method and the absolute configurations of hydroxy acids units were determined by a HPLC method based on Mosher's reagents.     

Coibamide A, a potent antiproliferative cyclic depsipeptide from the Panamanian marine cyanobacterium Leptolyngbya sp

Coibamide A (1) is a new, potent antiproliferative depsipeptide which was isolated from a marine Leptolyngbya cyanobacterium collected from the Coiba National Park, Panama. The planar structure of 1 was elucidated by a combination of NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Exhaustive 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy included natural abundance 15N and variable temperature experiments; mass spectrometry included TOF-ESI-MSn and FT-MSn experiments. Chemical degradation followed by chiral HPLC- and GC-MS analyses was used to assign the absolute configuration of 1. This highly methylated cyclized depsipeptide exhibited an unprecedented selectivity profile in the NCI 60 cancer cell line panel and appears to act via a novel mechanism.     

Cephalimysin A, a potent cytotoxic metabolite from an Aspergillus species separated from a marine fish

Cephalimysin A (1) was isolated from a strain of Aspergillus fumigatus originally separated from the marine fish Mugil cephalus, and its absolute stereostructure was elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analyses using 1D and 2D NMR techniques and some chemical transformations including the modified Mosher’s method. This compound exhibited significant cytotoxicity against cultured P388 cells and HL-60 cells.     

Synthesis of the fused polyether core of hemibrevetoxin B by two-directional ring-closing metathesis

The tetracyclic fused polyether core of the marine natural product hemibrevetoxin B has been prepared in an efficient manner by using a strategy in which ring-closing metathesis (RCM) reactions were employed for ring synthesis. Simultaneous construction of the A and D rings was accomplished by double two-directional RCM of a tetraene. [reaction: see text]     

Solomonamides A and B, new anti-inflammatory peptides from Theonella swinhoei

Two unprecedented cyclic peptides, solomonamides A and B, were isolated from the marine sponge Theonella swinhoei. The structures were elucidated on the basis of comprehensive 1D and 2D NMR analysis and high-resolution mass spectrometry. A combined approach, involving Marfey's method, QM J based analysis, and DFT J/(13)C calculations, was used for establishing the absolute configuration of the entire molecule. Solomonamide A showed in vivo anti-inflammatory activity.     

Biosynthesis and structural revision of neomarinone

[reaction: see text] The biosynthesis of the meroterpenoid neomarinone from a marine actinomycete was probed through feeding experiments with (13)C-labeled precursors. NMR characterization of [U-(13)C(6)]glucose-enriched neomarinone led to the structural revision of structure 4a to 4b, which was confirmed by extensive 2D NMR spectrometry with unlabeled compound.     

Trichosordarin A,a norditerpene glycoside from the marine-derived fungus Trichoderma harzianum R5

Abstract

A new sordarin derivative, trichosordarin A (1), with a unique norditerpene aglycone was isolated from the culture of a marine-sediment-derived fungal strain, Trichoderma harzianum R5. Its structure and relative configuration were unequivocally identified by a combination of 1D/2D NMR, IR, and mass spectrometric methods. Compound 1 was assayed to be toxic to the marine zooplankton Artemia salina.     

A new adenosyl-alkaloid from Ostrea rivularis

A new adenosyl-alkaloid, ostrerine A, has been isolated along with an amino acid, tryptophan and a ribonucleoside, 2'-deoxythymidine from the Quanzhou marine mollusk, Ostrea rivularis, and the structures were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR experiments, including (1)H-(1)H COSY, TOCSY, NOESY, HMQC, and HMBC methods.     

天然环酯肽Obyanamide的全合成

针对目标化合物Obyanamide的结构特征, 运用反合成设计, 将其切为四个合成片断: N-甲基缬氨酸-N-甲基苯丙氨酸二肽(片断A)、噻唑酸衍生物(片断B)、L-乳酸衍生物(片断C)和β-氨基戊酸衍生物(片断D), 并对各个合成片断进行了合成, 最终顺利完成了对天然海洋环酯肽Obyanamide的全合成. 其化学结构经¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, HMBC以及HRMS (FAB)予以确证.     

Two diketopiperazine cyclo(pro-phe) isomers from marine bacteria <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bacillus subtilis</Emphasis> sp. 13-2

Two bioactive diketopiperazines, cyclo(S-Pro-S-Phe) and cyclo(R-Pro-S-Phe), against Bacillus subtilis (terrestrial), Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli DH5a were isolated from marine surface sediment bacteria Bacillus subtilis sp.13-2. To our knowledge, this was the first time that cyclo(S-Pro-S-Phe) and cyclo(R-Pro-S-Phe) were isolated from Bacillus subtilis, and the first time that cyclo(R-Pro-S-Phe) was isolated from a natural source. These two compounds were established on the basis of ESI-MS spectral data, as well as NMR 1D and 2D (COSY, HMQC, and HMBC) spectral data.