Natural Products from Three Nudibranchs: Nembrotha kubaryana, Hypselodoris infucata and Chromodoris petechialis

Molecules

Peter Karuso¹ 

[1] Department of Chemistry, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia. Telephone: [phone], Fax [phone]

关键词: Tetrapyrrole;    spongiane;    nakafuran;    marine natural products;   

DOI  :  10.3390/70100001-rev

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Nudibranchs are shell-less molluscs that are often brightly colored and seemingly defenseless against predation. However, these beautiful animals usually contain large amounts of diet-derived natural products that help defend them against predation. We have isolated a blue tetrapyrrole from Nembrotha kubaryana, the known nakafuran-8 and -9 from Hypselodoris infucata and spongiane-16-one from Chromodoris petechialis. These compounds have previously been found in other marine organisms, thus supporting a link between diet and natural products in the nudibranchs.

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