6-BROMOINDOLE-3-CARBALDEHYDE, FROM AN ACINETOBACTER SP. BACTERIUM ASSOCIATED WITH THE ASCIDIAN STOMOZOA-MURRAYI

Authors
OLGUINURIBE G ABOUMANSOUR E BOULANDER A DEBARD H FRANCISCO C COMBAUT G
Citation
G. Olguinuribe et al., 6-BROMOINDOLE-3-CARBALDEHYDE, FROM AN ACINETOBACTER SP. BACTERIUM ASSOCIATED WITH THE ASCIDIAN STOMOZOA-MURRAYI, Journal of chemical ecology, 23(11), 1997, pp. 2507-2521
Citations number
43
Categorie Soggetti
Ecology,Biology
Journal title
Journal of chemical ecology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00980331
Volume
23
Issue
11
Year of publication
1997
Pages
2507 - 2521
Database
ISI
SICI code
0098-0331(1997)23:11<2507:6FAASB>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The ascidian Stomozoa murrayi from Caribbean coral reefs is not overgr own by macroepibionts. Chemical extraction of this organism gave 6-bro moindole-3-carbaldehyde (1) and its debromo analog (2). These two comp ounds, previously obtained from several marine organisms, were also ex tracted from an Acinetobacter sp, bacterium isolated from the surface of S. murrayi. Compound 1 exhibits in vitro settlement inhibition of b arnacle larvae, moderate antibacterial properties, but not antialgal o r fish-feeding deterrent activities. Its potential role in contributin g to the reduced fouling in S. murrayi is proposed.