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Area of Science:

  • Marine Natural Products Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Marine sponges are a rich source of bioactive compounds.
  • Spirastrella abata is a Korean sponge species with potential for novel metabolite discovery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To isolate and characterize bioactive compounds from the Korean sponge Spirastrella abata.
  • To determine the absolute configurations and evaluate the biological activities of the isolated compounds.

Main Methods:

  • Spectroscopic analyses (NMR, MS) for structural elucidation.
  • Chemical synthesis and comparison of specific rotation and circular dichroism for absolute configuration determination.
  • In vitro assays to assess cytotoxicity, antimicrobial activity, and enzyme inhibition (isocitrate lyase, Na+/K+-ATPase).

Main Results:

  • Three sphingosine 4-sulfates (1-3) and one lysophosphatidylglycerol (4) were isolated and identified.
  • The absolute configurations of compounds 1-3 were determined to be enantiomeric to previously reported metabolites.
  • Compounds exhibited significant cytotoxicity, weak antimicrobial activity (1), and weak-to-moderate inhibitory effects against isocitrate lyase and Na+/K+-ATPase.
  • A structure-activity relationship was established for the sphingosine 4-sulfates.

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully isolated and characterized novel sphingolipids and a phospholipid from Spirastrella abata.
  • The identified compounds possess significant biological activities, including cytotoxicity and enzyme inhibition.
  • The findings contribute to understanding the chemical diversity and pharmacological potential of marine natural products.