Simplexidine, a 4-alkylpyridinium alkaloid from the Caribbean sponge Plakortis simplex

Molecules. 2008 Jul 17;13(7):1465-71. doi: 10.3390/molecules13071465.

Abstract

Chemical analysis of the secondary metabolites of the Caribbean sponge Plakortis simplex, a source of many bioactive compounds, showed the presence of the new metabolite simplexidine (4), belonging to the extremely rare class of 4-alkyl-pyridinium alkaloids. The structural characterization of this molecule, based on spectroscopic methods, is reported.

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry*
  • Animals
  • Caribbean Region
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Plakortis / chemistry*
  • Pyridinium Compounds / chemistry*
  • Pyridinium Compounds / metabolism

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Pyridinium Compounds
  • simplexidine