Two new eicosanoids with a unique isovalerianic acid ester moiety from the South China Sea gorgonian Dichotella gemmacea

Lipids. 2011 Jan;46(1):81-5. doi: 10.1007/s11745-010-3489-x. Epub 2010 Nov 16.

Abstract

Two new eicosanoids with a unique isovalerianic acid ester group at C-12, named dichotellates A (1) and B (2), were isolated from the gorgonian Dichotella gemmacea collected from the South China Sea using bioassay-guided fractionation. Their structures were established on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis including one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) NMR as well as high-resolution ESI-MS experiments. These two compounds were evaluated for their lethal activity toward brine shrimp Artemia salina and both showed weak activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anthozoa / chemistry
  • Anthozoa / metabolism*
  • China
  • Eicosanoids / chemistry*
  • Esters / chemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Substances

  • Eicosanoids
  • Esters