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Published on: October 4, 2019
Isolation of norsesterterpenes and spongian diterpenes from Dorisprismatica (= Glossodoris) atromarginata
Ken W L Yong, I Wayan Mudianta1, Karen L Cheney
1‡Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Ganesha University of Education, Bali 81161, Indonesia.
Abstract:
Ten new norscalarane metabolites (1-10) with the mooloolabene skeleton in which the C-8 methyl substituent of a scalarane is replaced by a C-7/C-8 double bond are described from the nudibranch Doriprismatica (= Glossodoris) atromarginata and characterized by extensive 1D and 2D NMR studies, together with MS data. Also isolated was the known scalarane 12-deacetoxy-12-oxo-deoxoscalarin together with 26 furanoterpenes, nine of which (11-19) are reported for the first time. The high diversity of chemical compounds and variation between individuals and locations could reflect a varied sponge diet or an enzymatic detoxification mechanism.

