Placidenes C-F, novel alpha-pyrone propionates from the Mediterranean sacoglossan Placida dendritica

J Nat Prod. 2003 Oct;66(10):1399-401. doi: 10.1021/np0300176.

Abstract

Four new alpha-pyrone-containing propionates (5-8) and an unprecedented hydroperoxide 9 have been isolated from the mantle extract of Placida dendritica, a Mediterranean sacoglossan that lives upon the green alga Bryopsis plumosa. The new metabolites co-occur with the related compounds 1-4, which have been described in previous studies of the mollusc. The presence of 9 opens intriguing perspectives on the ecological role of placidenes. This paper reports the isolation and structural elucidation of the new compounds 5-9.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chlorophyta
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Molecular Structure
  • Mollusca / chemistry*
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Propionates / chemistry
  • Propionates / isolation & purification*
  • Pyrones / chemistry
  • Pyrones / isolation & purification*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Propionates
  • Pyrones