Two new dimeric bromopyrrole alkaloids, nakamuric acid (1) and its correspo
nding methyl ester (2), have been isolated from the Indopacific sponge Agel
as nakamurai along with the known metabolites sceptrin (3), debromosceptrin
(4), and ageliferin (5). Their structures were identified by analysis of s
pectral data. All compounds inhibited the growth of several Gram-positive a
nd Gram-negative bacteria in the agar plate diffusion assay.