Climacostol, a defense toxin of the heterotrich ciliate Climacostomum virens against predators

Authors
Masaki, ME Harumoto, T Terazima, MN Miyake, A Usuki, Y Iio, H
Citation
Me. Masaki et al., Climacostol, a defense toxin of the heterotrich ciliate Climacostomum virens against predators, TETRAHEDR L, 40(47), 1999, pp. 8227-8229
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry & Analysis","Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
TETRAHEDRON LETTERS
ISSN journal
00404039 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
47
Year of publication
1999
Pages
8227 - 8229
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(19991119)40:47<8227:CADTOT>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A toxic substance (climacostol) of the protozoan ciliate Climacostomum vire ns against the predatory ciliate Dileptus margaritifer was established as 1 ,3-dihydoxy-5-[(Z)-2'-nonenyl]benzene. The structure was rigorously confirm ed by the total synthesis. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserv ed.