Biosynthetic studies of the alkaloid, stevensine, in a cell culture of themarine sponge Teichaxinella morchella

Authors
Andrade, P Willoughby, R Pomponi, SA Kerr, RG
Citation
P. Andrade et al., Biosynthetic studies of the alkaloid, stevensine, in a cell culture of themarine sponge Teichaxinella morchella, TETRAHEDR L, 40(26), 1999, pp. 4775-4778
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry & Analysis","Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
TETRAHEDRON LETTERS
ISSN journal
00404039 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
26
Year of publication
1999
Pages
4775 - 4778
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(19990625)40:26<4775:BSOTAS>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The biosynthetic origin of stevensine, a C11N5 sponge alkaloid, has been in vestigated using a cell culture composed of archaeocytes from the sponge Te ichaxinella morchella (Porifera: Demospongiae: Axinellidae). Histidine and ornithine/proline were identified as amino acid building blocks of stevensi ne. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.