LINEAR DITERPENE WITH ANTIMITOTIC ACTIVITY FROM THE BROWN ALGA BIFURCARIA-BIFURCATA

Authors
VALLS R BANAIGS B PIOVETTI L ARCHAVLIS A ARTAUD J
Citation
R. Valls et al., LINEAR DITERPENE WITH ANTIMITOTIC ACTIVITY FROM THE BROWN ALGA BIFURCARIA-BIFURCATA, Phytochemistry, 34(6), 1993, pp. 1585-1588
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Phytochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319422
Volume
34
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1585 - 1588
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(1993)34:6<1585:LDWAAF>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
A new linear diterpene, isolated from the brown alga Bifurcaria bifurc ata collected on the Atlantic coasts from Morocco, has been characteri zed by spectral methods and chemical reactions. This compound revealed a potent cytotoxicity to fertilized sea urchin eggs which was compare d to that of previously described acyclic diterpenes. The seasonal and geographical variations in the diterpenoid composition of this specie s are also studied and the results discussed.