Structure of minor carotenoids from the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci

J Nat Prod. 2010 Apr 23;73(4):675-8. doi: 10.1021/np100021u.

Abstract

Four new carotenoids, named 4-ketodeepoxyneoxanthin (1), 4-keto-4'-hydroxydiatoxanthin (2), 3'-epigobiusxanthin (3), and 7,8-dihydrodiadinoxanthin (4), were isolated from the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci. Their structures were determined on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic data.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carotenoids / chemistry*
  • Carotenoids / isolation & purification*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Starfish / chemistry*

Substances

  • Carotenoids