X-ray structure of floridoside isolated from the marine red algae Dilsea carnosa

Carbohydr Res. 2008 Oct 13;343(15):2697-8. doi: 10.1016/j.carres.2008.06.017. Epub 2008 Jul 1.

Abstract

The natural floridoside (2-O-alpha-d-galactopyranosylglycerol) was isolated from Dilsea carnosa, and its structure has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The solved structure is in agreement with the previously solved crystal structure of floridoside [Simon-Colin, C.; Michaud, F.; Léger, J.-M.; Deslandes E. Carbohydr. Res.2003, 338, 2413-2416] and demonstrates for the first time the presence of floridoside in the red algae Dilsea carnosa.

MeSH terms

  • Crystallization
  • Crystallography, X-Ray / methods
  • Glycerol / analogs & derivatives*
  • Glycerol / analysis
  • Glycerol / chemistry
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Rhodophyta / metabolism*
  • X-Ray Diffraction
  • X-Rays

Substances

  • 2-galactopyranosylglycerol
  • Glycerol