Chemical investigation of the Marine sponge Axinella tenuidigitata

Authors
Reddy, NS Ramesh, P Rao, TP Rao, JV Venkateswarlu, Y
Citation
Ns. Reddy et al., Chemical investigation of the Marine sponge Axinella tenuidigitata, I J CHEM B, 38(9), 1999, pp. 1145-1147
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
INDIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY SECTION B-ORGANIC CHEMISTRY INCLUDING MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
03764699 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1145 - 1147
Database
ISI
SICI code
0376-4699(199909)38:9<1145:CIOTMS>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Four pyrrole-based alkaloids 1-4 and a A-norsteroid 5 have been isolated fr om the sponge Axinella ternuidigitata and have been characterized from thei r spectral studies. Compounds 1-4 exhibited mild toxicity against brine shr imp (Artemia salina).