An improved synthesis of (+)-agelasine D (10) from (+)-manool is reported together with cytotoxic and antibacterial data for agelasine D and structurally close synthetic analogues. These compounds display a broad spectrum of antibacterial activities including effects on M. tuberculosis and Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria (both aerobes and anaerobes). They exhibit profound cytotoxic activity
Agelasine-A, -B, -C and -D, novel bicyclic diterpenoids with a 9-methyladeninium unit possessing inhibitory effects on na,K-atpase from the okinawa sea sponge sp.1)
Agelasine-A, -B, -C and -D, novel bicyclic diterpenoids having inhibitoryeffects on enzymic reactions of Na,K-ATPase, have been isolatedfrom the orange colored Okinawanseasponge Agelas sp. and the structures have been determined on the basis of their spectral data and chemical conversions.
well as N6-hydroxyagelasine analogs were synthesized by selective N-7 alkylation of N6-[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyloxy]-9-methyl-9H-purin-6-amine in order to install the terpenoid side chain, followed by fluoride mediated removal of the TBDMS-protecting group. N6-Hydroxyagelasine D and the analog carrying a geranylgeranyl side chain displayed profound antimicrobialactivities against several pathogenic