Terpenoids from the Sponge Sarcotragus sp. Collected in the South China Sea

J Nat Prod. 2023 Feb 24;86(2):330-339. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00937. Epub 2023 Feb 3.

Abstract

Sarcotragusolides A-D (1-4), four new butenolide sesterterpenes featuring a rare methyl-transferred 6/6/6-tricyclic fused ring system with a butyrolactone moiety, and echinohalimane B (8), an unprecedented monocyclic diterpenoid featuring a 2,7-ring-opened halimane-type skeleton, were isolated from the sponge Sarcotragus sp. A γ-hydroxybutenolide sesterterpene derivative (5), a new scalarane sesterterpene (7), a new subersin-type diterpenoid (10), and two known terpenoids were also isolated and identified. The discovery of sarcotragusolides C and D (3 and 4) with an unprecedented inversion of configuration implied a distinct biosynthetic pathway. The structures of these compounds were elucidated based on their spectroscopic data, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, chemical derivatization, and quantum chemical calculations. Compounds 1a, 1b, and 2 presented modest cytotoxic activities against several human cancer cell lines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents* / chemistry
  • Diterpenes*
  • Humans
  • Lactones
  • Molecular Structure
  • Porifera*
  • Sesterterpenes / chemistry
  • Terpenes

Substances

  • Terpenes
  • Sesterterpenes
  • Diterpenes
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Lactones