title: Phorbasin A: a novel diterpene from a southern australian marine sponge, Phorbas species.
abstract: A southern Australian Phorbas species has yielded a novel diterpene, phorbasin A (1), possessing an unprecedented carbon skeleton. The structure for phorbasin A was determined by detailed spectroscopic analysis.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vuong
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Capon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011161:Porifera / Q000737:chemistry*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D004224:Diterpenes; C421064:phorbasin A