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  • Marine Natural Products Chemistry
  • Deep-Sea Biology
  • Neuroscience

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  • Deep-sea sponges are a rich source of novel bioactive compounds.
  • Mycale lingua, a deep-sea sponge, has not been extensively studied for its chemical constituents.
  • Compatible solutes play crucial roles in cellular osmoregulation and stress response.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To isolate and characterize chemical compounds from the deep-sea sponge Mycale lingua.
  • To investigate the potential of these compounds in Alzheimer's disease treatment by assessing their effect on tau aggregation.

Main Methods:

  • Isolation and purification of compounds using chromatographic techniques.
  • Structure elucidation via high-resolution liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HR-LC-MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.
  • In vitro and cell-based assays to evaluate inhibition of tau aggregation.

Main Results:

  • Three compatible solutes and one unknown compound were isolated from Mycale lingua.
  • Asterubine and sulcatin were identified for the first time in M. lingua.
  • Two new sulcatin analogues, sulcatin B and sulcatin C, were discovered.
  • None of the isolated compounds demonstrated activity in tau aggregation assays, indicating no potential for Alzheimer's disease treatment.

Conclusions:

  • Mycale lingua harbors novel chemical diversity, including asterubine and new sulcatin analogues.
  • The characterized compounds from M. lingua do not possess inhibitory activity against tau aggregation.
  • Further research is needed to explore the ecological roles and potential bioactivities of these marine natural products.