Phorone A and isophorbasone A, sesterterpenoids isolated from the marine sponge Phorbas sp.

  • Weihong Wang
  • , Yehee Lee
  • , Tae Gu Lee
  • , Bora Mun
  • , Awadut G. Giri
  • , Jihye Lee
  • , Hiyoung Kim
  • , Dongyup Hahn
  • , Inho Yang
  • , Jungwook Chin
  • , Hyukjae Choi
  • , Sang Jip Nam
  • , Heonjoong Kang

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Abstract

A chemical investigation of a Korean marine sponge, Phorbas sp., yielded unprecedented sesterterpenoids phorone A (1) and isophorbasone A (2) along with ansellone B (3) and phorbasone A acetate (4). Their complete structures were elucidated by the combination of spectroscopic data and chemical manipulation. Phorone A (1) and isophorbasone A (2) have the new "phorane"(5) and "isophorbasane"(6) sesterterpenoid carbon skeletons, respectively. Ansellone B (3) and phorbasone A acetate (4) exhibited potent inhibitory activity on nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 LPS-activated mouse macrophage cells with IC50 values of 4.5 and 2.8 μM, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4486-4489
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume14
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Sep 2012

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