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Published on: October 25, 2024
Halogenated anilines as novel natural products from a marine biofilm forming microalga
Tim U H Baumeister1, Mona Staudinger2, Marino Wirgenings2
1Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Fellow Group Plankton Community Interaction, Jena, 07745, Germany. georg.pohnert@uni-jena.de.
Abstract:
The toxic halogenated anilines 2,4,6-tribromoaniline, 2,4,6-trichloroaniline and their dibromochloro and bromodichloro derivatives were considered as compounds of exclusive synthetic origin. Labeling studies and kinetic experiments confirmed that these substances are also biosynthesized by a marine biofilm forming microalga. They represent a novel class of halogenated natural products.
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