Structure and stereochemistry of constanolactones A-G, lactonized cyclopropyl oxylipins from the red marine alga Constantinea simplex
作者:Dale G. Nagle、William H. Gerwick
DOI:10.1021/jo00103a012
日期:1994.12
Extracts of the Oregon marine alga Constantinea simplex were found to contain a mixture of omega 6 and omega 3 unsaturated constanolactones, lactonized cyclopropyl-containing metabolites that logically derive from arachidonic and eicosapentaenoic acids, respectively. Detailed spectroscopic analysis of the isolated compounds, as natural products and various ester derivatives, afforded the planar structures of seven structurally related constanolactones. Constanolactones A-D possess 1,4-diol functionalities while constanolactones E-G contain a vicinal diol functionality. The absolute stereochemistry at all stereocenters in constanolactones A-D and at two stereocenters in constanolactones E and F were determined by chiral chromatography of fragments and chiroptical measurements of various mono- and dibenzoate derivatives and by comparable rotations within the two series (A-D and E-G). Isolation of these various diastereomeric diols, as well as of two presumed methanol adducts from CHCl3/MeOH extraction of C. simplex, leads us to speculate on the occurrence of highly unstable allylic epoxides in this red alga.