Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060, Japan
Abstract:
Gonyol, 3S-5-dimethylsulfonio-3-hydroxylpentanoate, was isolated from a dinoflagellate Gonyaulax polyedra cultured in a medium containing methionine and the structure was elucidated by spectroscopic method and confirmed by chemical synthesis. Gonyol was shown to be biogenetically derived from methionine and acetic acid.