Br. Copp et al., NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC DERIVATIVES OF DISCORHABDIN-C, A CYTOTOXIC PIGMENT FROM THE NEW-ZEALAND SPONGE LATRUNCULIA CF BOCAGEI, Journal of organic chemistry, 59(26), 1994, pp. 8233-8238
Modification of the spiro-cyclohexadienone skeleton of discorhabdin C
(3) led to a series of derivatives 6-11. The biological properties of
this series were evaluated in a wide range of screens for selective cy
totoxicity, antifungal, and antimicrobial properties. The structure an
d biological properties of a further discorhabdin, discorhabdin E (5),
from a New Zealand sponge Latrunculia cf. bocagei are also presented.