Antibacterial activity of halogenated sesquiterpenes from Malaysian Laurencia spp

Phytochemistry. 2008 Oct;69(13):2490-4. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2008.06.015. Epub 2008 Aug 19.

Abstract

During our studies on Malaysian Laurencia species, brominated metabolites, tiomanene, acetylmajapolene B, and acetylmajapolene A were isolated from an unrecorded species collected at Pulau Tioman, Pahang along with known majapolene B and majapolene A. Acetylmajapolene A was a mixture of diastereomers as in the case of majapolene A. Tiomanene may be a plausible precursor for acetylmajapolenes B and A. In addition, three known halogenated sesquiterpenes and two known halogenated C(15) acetogenins were found from other two unrecorded species collected at Pulau Karah, Terengganu and Pulau Nyireh, Terengganu, respectively. Some of these halogenated metabolites showed moderate antibacterial activity against some marine bacteria.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetylation
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Chromobacterium / drug effects
  • Erwinia / drug effects
  • Halogenation
  • Laurencia / chemistry*
  • Malaysia
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Proteus / drug effects
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Vibrio / drug effects

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Sesquiterpenes