title: Hydroquinone antioxidants from the Indian ocean tunicate Aplidium savignyi.
abstract: Three hydroquinone compounds have been isolated from the Indian Ocean tunicate Aplidium savignyi. Two are already known: geranylhydroquinone and the 2-(3-hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloct-6-enyl)-1,4-benzenediol as a new stereoisomer 2-(2Z)-(3-hydroxy-3, 7-dimethyloct-2,6-dienyl)-1,4-benzenediol. The structures were determined using spectroscopic data ((1)H NMR, (13)C NMR, MS, UV, and IR). These compounds are potential natural antioxidants.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles et des Sciences des Aliments, Université de la Réunion, Saint-Denis Messag Cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aknin
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Dayan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rudi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kashman
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Gaydou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006873:Hydroquinones / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014561:Urochordata
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D006873:Hydroquinones