Nordehydrocyclodercitin, a hexacyclic pyridoacridine alkaloid from the marine ascidian, Aplidium sp

Nat Prod Res. 2007 Jul 20;21(9):782-6. doi: 10.1080/14786410601132212.

Abstract

A new hexacyclic pyridoacridine alkaloid, nordehydrocyclodercitin (1), from an ascidian, Aplidium sp., cf. Aplidium cratiferum collected at Arab Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia is reported. Nordehydrocyclodercitin is structurally related to stellettamine (2) and cyclodercitin (3), which are sponge metabolites, and cycloshermilamine D (4) which was isolated from the marine tunicate Cystodytes violatinctus. The structure of nordehydrocyclodercitin was determined by interpretation of spectroscopic data, particularly those obtained from HMBC correlations, and by comparison with reported data for known related pyridoacridine alkaloids.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification*
  • Animals
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings / chemistry
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings / isolation & purification*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • Urochordata / chemistry*

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings
  • nordehydrocyclodercitin