title: Antibacterial bromophenols from the marine red alga Rhodomela confervoides.
abstract: Two bromophenols, together with three known compounds, were isolated from the methanolic extract of the marine alga, Rhodomela confervoides. By means of MS and NMR spectroscopic analyses, they were identified as 3-bromo-4-[2,3-dibromo-4,5-dihydroxyphenyl] methyl-5-(hydroxymethyl) 1,2-benzenediol (1) and 3-bromo-4-[2,3-dibromo-4,5-dihydroxyphenyl] methyl-5- (ethoxymethyl) 1,2-benzenediol (2). Three known compounds were also isolated, namely 3-bromo-4-[2,3-dibromo-4,5-dihydroxyphenyl] methyl-5-(methoxymethyl) 1,2-benzenediol (3), 4,4'- methylenebis [5,6-dibromo-1,2-benzenediol] (4) and bis (2,3-dibromo-4,5-dihydroxybenzyl) ether (5). Compound 5 was the most active against five strains of bacteria with the MIC less than 70 microg/ml, while compounds 2, 3 and 4 exhibited moderate activity.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China. njxu1973@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nianjun
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Xiaojun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Xiancui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Rongli
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Tseng
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D006842:Hydrocarbons, Brominated / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects; D000461:Rhodophyta / Q000737:chemistry*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006842:Hydrocarbons, Brominated; D010636:Phenols