title: Haliscosamine: a new antifungal sphingosine derivative from the Moroccan marine sponge Haliclona viscosa.
abstract: In the aim of searching for new antifungal products from marine origin, we have isolated a sphingosine derivative, (9Z)-2-amino-docos-9-ene-1,3,13,14-tetraol (Haliscosamine) from the Moroccan sea sponge Haliclona viscosa using bio-guided (antifungal) HPLC methods. The molecular structure of this compound was elucidated by spectrometric techniques IR, UV, MS and NMR. The isolated metabolite showed a significant antifungal activity against Cryptococcus and Candida species and a weak general toxicity in the brine shrimp lethality test. Further research is needed to study its in vivo activity, as well as to elucidate the mechanism underlying its activity in the hope of a future use in medical mycology.
authors: Faculty of Science, University of Chouaib Doukkali, El-Jadida, Morocco.
authors: Belkassem
authors: B
authors: El-Amraoui
authors: Jean-Fançois
authors: JF
authors: Biard
authors: Aziz
authors: A
authors: Fassouane
keywords: Candida; Cryptococcus; Haliclona; Haliscosamine
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