Abstract
Two new sceptrin derivatives (1,2) and eight structurally-related known bromopyrrole-bearing alkaloids were isolated from the tropical sponge Agelas kosrae. By a combination of spectroscopic methods, the new compounds, designated dioxysceptrin (1) and ageleste C (2), were determined to be structural analogs of each other that differ at the imidazole moiety. Dioxysceptrin was also found to exist as a mixture of α-amido epimers. The sceptrin alkaloids exhibited weak cytotoxicity against cancer cells. Compounds 1 and 2 also moderately exhibited anti-angiogenic and isocitrate lyase-inhibitory activities, respectively.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 513 |
| Journal | Marine Drugs |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 17 Dec 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Anti-angiogenesis
- Bioactive marine natural products
- Isocitrate lyase
- Marine sponge
- Pyrrole-imidazole alkaloids
- Sceptrin