title: Investigation of brominated tryptophan alkaloids from two thorectidae sponges: Thorectandra and Smenospongia.
abstract: Chemical investigation of an NCI-DTP collection of Thorectandra sp. and a UCSC collection of Smenospongia sp. yielded six new brominated tryptophan derivatives: 6-bromo-1'-hydroxy-1',8-dihydroaplysinopsin (4), 6-bromo-1'-methoxy-1',8-dihydroaplysinopsin (5), 6-bromo-1'-ethoxy-1',8-dihydroaplysinopsin (6), (-)-5-bromo-N,N-dimethyltryptophan (7), (+)-5-bromohypaphorine (8), and 6-bromo-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester (11). Additionally, the known compounds aplysinopsin (1), 1',8-dihydroaplysinopsin (2), 6-bromo-1',8-dihydroaplysinopsin (3), (1H-indole-3-yl)acetic acid (9), and (6-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)acetic acid methyl ester (10) were also encountered. The structures of 4-8 and 11 were confirmed on the basis of analysis of (1)H and (13)C (1D and 2D) NMR data as well as comparison to known compounds. Compounds 1, 3-8, 10, and 11 were found to inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis with either weak or moderate MICs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Institute for Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA.
authors.forename: Nathaniel L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Segraves
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Crews
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006842:Hydrocarbons, Brominated / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D026121:Indole Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D010219:Papua New Guinea; D011161:Porifera / Q000737:chemistry*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000187:drug effects*; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006842:Hydrocarbons, Brominated; D026121:Indole Alkaloids; D014364:Tryptophan