Gloeolactone, a New Epoxy Lactone from a Blue-Green Alga
A novel lactone, gloeolactone (1), has been isolated from the blue-green alga, Gloeotrichia sp. The structure of this compound has been elucidated from a detailed analysis of the NMR spectra. This compound was shown to be toxic to brine shrimp.
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Department of Chemistry, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, Montana 59701.
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