Saldedines A and B, dibromo proaporphine alkaloids from a Madagascan tunicate

J Nat Prod. 2009 Apr;72(4):784-6. doi: 10.1021/np800714k.

Abstract

Two new dibromo proaporphine alkaloids, designated saldedines A (1) and B (2), were isolated from an unidentified tunicate collected at Salary Bay, Madagascar. Saldedines A and B are the first marine proaporphine alkaloids. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic means, and the structure of 1 was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Both saldedines A and B were tested for toxicity to brine shrimp and showed moderate activity.

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification*
  • Alkaloids / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Aporphines / chemistry
  • Aporphines / isolation & purification*
  • Aporphines / pharmacology
  • Artemia / drug effects*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Marine Biology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Urochordata / chemistry*

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Aporphines
  • saldedine A
  • saldedine B