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Published on: September 26, 2016
(-)-Agelasidine A from Agelas clathrodes
Maria Augusta Medeiros1, Ana Lourenço, Maria Regina Tavares
1Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação, Departamento de Tecnologia de Indústrias Químicas, Azinhaga dos Lameiros, 1699-038 Lisboa, Portugal.
Abstract:
(-)-Agelasidine A was identified from the methanol extract of the marine sponge Agelas clathrodes for the first time together with zooanemonin, 1-carboxymethylnicotinic acid, hymenidin, mukanadins A and C, monobromodispacamide, agelasidine D, 2-amide-4-bromopyrrole, O-methyltryptophan and an agelasines mixture. The structures were characterized by spectroscopic methods. (-)-Agelasidine A was tested for antibacterial and antifungal activities and shown to act as a bacteriostatic agent as it inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and partially the growth of other bacteria.
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