Neopetrothiazide: An Intriguing Pentacyclic Thiazide Alkaloid from the Sponge Neopetrosia sp

Org Lett. 2021 May 7;23(9):3278-3281. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c00743. Epub 2021 Apr 13.

Abstract

Neopetrothiazide (1), a pentacyclic isoquinoline quinone, was isolated from a Neopetrosia sp. sponge. The structure elucidation was facilitated by utilizing long-range heteronuclear single quantum multiple bond correlation (LR-HSQMBC) and heteronuclear multiple bond correlation (HMBC) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) pulse sequences optimized to detect four- and five-bond 1H-13C heteronuclear correlations. These NMR experiments can help assign proton-deficient structural motifs like neopetrothiazide (1), which has 14 contiguous nonprotonated centers (C, N, and S). Neopetrothiazide (1), with an unprecedented thiazide-fused structural scaffold, is the first natural product containing a thiazide moiety.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry*
  • Animals
  • Biological Products / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Porifera / chemistry*
  • Protons

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Biological Products
  • Protons