Secondary metabolite chemistry of the Australian brown alga Encyothalia cliftonii: Evidence for herbivore chemical defence
| Autor: | William Fenical, Rachel L. King, Vassilios Roussis |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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Herbivore
biology Chemistry Plant Science General Medicine Horticulture Secondary metabolite biology.organism_classification Biochemistry Encyothalia cliftonii chemistry.chemical_compound Algae Tripneustes biology.animal Botany medicine Perithalia caudata Phenols Molecular Biology Sea urchin medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Phytochemistry. 34:107-111 |
| ISSN: | 0031-9422 |
| Popis: | Two bis-prenylated phenols have been isolated from the Western Australian brown alga Encyothalia cliftonii Harvey. The structures of these compounds were determined by spectral and chemical methods. The major metabolise, 2,4-bis(3-methylbut-2-enyl)phenol, previously isolated as a minor metabolise from the related alga Perithalia caudata , showed significant feeding deterrence toward the herbivorous sea urchin Tripneustes esculentus (Leske). The minor metabolise is a new compound in which hydration of one of the isopentenyl olefinic bonds has taken place. |
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