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Isolation of Scalimides A-L: β -Alanine-Bearing Scalarane Analogs from the Marine Sponge Spongia sp.

A-Young ShinHyi-Seung LeeJihoon Lee
Published in: Marine drugs (2022)
A chemical investigation of a methanol extract of Spongia sp., a marine sponge collected from the Philippines, identified 12 unreported scalarane-type alkaloids-scalimides A-L ( 1 - 12 )-together with two previously described scalarin derivatives. The elucidation of the structure of the scalaranes based on the interpretation of their NMR and HRMS data revealed that 1 - 12 featured a β -alanine-substituted E-ring but differed from each other through variations in their oxidation states and substitutions occurring at C16, C24, and C25. Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of 1 - 12 against several Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria showed that 10 and 11 were active against Micrococcus luteus and Bacillus subtilis, respectively, with MIC values ranging from 4 to 16 μg/mL.
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