title: Maculalactone M from the marine cyanobacterium Kyrtuthrix maculans.
abstract: Maculalactone M, a seco-dibenzyldiphenyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzofuranone, was isolated from the epilithic encrusting cyanobacterium Kyrtuthrix maculans. A possible biogenetic route to this compound is proposed involving cleavage of an allylic hydroperoxide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Ho-Fai
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Gray A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Geoffrey D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D001572:Benzofurans / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D002845:Chromatography / Q000379:methods; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006723:Hong Kong; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D007783:Lactones / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D001572:Benzofurans; D007783:Lactones; C467750:maculalactone M; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide