Short and regiospecific synthesis of echinamine A--the pigment of sea urchin Scaphechinus mirabilis

Nikita S Polonik; Viktor P Anufriev; Sergey G Polonik

Short and regiospecific synthesis of echinamine A--the pigment of sea urchin Scaphechinus mirabilis

Nat Prod Commun. 2011 Feb;6(2):217-22.

Authors

Nikita S Polonik¹, Viktor P Anufriev, Sergey G Polonik

Affiliation

¹ Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry FEB RAS, Vladivostok, 690022, Russian Federation.

PMID: 21425678

Abstract

New convenient two-step synthesis of natural pigment echinamine A by the condensation of 2,3-dichloro-6-ethyl-7-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone with sodium nitrite and subsequent reduction of intermediate 7-ethyl-2,5,6,8-tetrahydroxy-3-nitro-1,4-naphthoquinone has been developed.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Naphthoquinones / chemical synthesis*
Pigments, Biological / chemical synthesis*
Sea Urchins / chemistry*

Substances

Naphthoquinones
Pigments, Biological
echinamine A