Spongian diterpenes from Australian Nudibranchs: an anatomically guided chemical study of Glossodoris atromarginata

J Nat Prod. 2006 Jul;69(7):1086-8. doi: 10.1021/np060002i.

Abstract

An Australian population of the nudibranch mollusk Glossodoris atromarginata has been found to contain furanoditerpenes of the spongian series. Spongia-13(16),14-dien-3-one (1) and 3alpha-acetoxy-19-hydroxyspongia-13(16),14-dien-2-one [corrected] (2) were isolated for the first time from a natural source, along with a series of known diterpenes (3-7). Anatomical dissection of the animals revealed the relative distribution and chemical variation of secondary metabolites. Structural studies have provided a basis for chemical comparisons between populations from different geographic locations.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Australia
  • Diterpenes / chemistry*
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Mollusca / chemistry*

Substances

  • 3beta-acetoxy-19-hydroxyspongia-13(16),14-dien-2-one
  • Diterpenes
  • spongia-13(16),14-dien-3-one