Synoxazolidinones A and B: novel bioactive alkaloids from the ascidian Synoicum pulmonaria

Org Lett. 2010 Nov 5;12(21):4752-5. doi: 10.1021/ol101707u.

Abstract

Bioassay-guided fractionation of the sub-Arctic ascidian Synoicum pulmonaria collected off the Norwegian coast led to the isolation of a novel family of brominated guanidinium oxazolidinones named synoxazolidinones A and B (1 and 2). The backbone of the compounds contains a 4-oxazolidinone ring rarely seen in natural products. The structure of the compounds was determined by spectroscopic methods. The synoxazolidinones exhibited antibacterial and antifungal activities.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Guanidine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Guanidine / chemistry
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oxazolidinones / chemistry*
  • Urochordata / chemistry*

Substances

  • Oxazolidinones
  • synoxazolidinone A
  • synoxazolidinone B
  • Guanidine