Dispacamide 1 and its monobromo derivative 2, are novel bromopyrrole a
lkaloids containing an aminoimidazolone moiety. They were isolated fro
m four Caribbean Agelas sponges (A. conifera, A. longissima, A. clathr
odes, A. dispar), and their structures elucidated on the basis of spec
troscopic data. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibit remarkably selective antihis
tamine activity, tested on the guinea pig ileum. Copyright (C) 1996 Pu
blished by Elsevier Science Ltd