New metabolites from the sponge Spongia agaricina

J Nat Prod. 1998 Feb;61(2):258-61. doi: 10.1021/np970390b.

Abstract

The sponge Spongia agaricina from Tarifa, Cadiz, Spain, contains two new 9,11-secosterols, [3-0-deacetylluffasterol B (1) and 3-0-deacetyl-22,23-dihydro-24,28-dehydroluffasterol B (2)] and two new sesterterpenoids [12,16-di-epi-12-0-deacetyl-16-0-acetylfuroscalarol (3) and 16-epi-scalarolbutenolide (4)], in addition to the known compounds 5-15. The structures of all compounds were elucidated by interpretation of' spectroscopic data. The metabolites 1-3 showed significant cytotoxicity against four tumor cell lines (C50 1 microgram/mL).

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Porifera / chemistry*
  • Sterols / isolation & purification*
  • Sterols / pharmacology
  • Terpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Terpenes / pharmacology
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Sterols
  • Terpenes