Disulfides with Anti-inflammatory Activity from the Brown Alga Dictyopteris membranacea

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  • Maria Dimou
  • Efstathia Ioannou
  • Maria G Daskalaki
  • Leto A Tziveleka
  • Kampranis, Sotirios
  • Vassilios Roussis

Six new (1, 2, and 4-7) and two previously reported (3 and 8) disulfides, along with 4-butyl-2,6-cycloheptadienone, γ-tocopherol, and δ-tocopherol, were isolated from an organic extract of the brown alga Dictyopteris membranacea, collected at Gerolimenas Bay, Greece. The structure elucidation of the isolated natural products was based on analysis of their spectroscopic data. Compounds 1, 3-6, and 8 were evaluated for their antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities. None of the compounds displayed antibacterial activity against two resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus and one strain of Escherichia coli. In contrast, metabolite 5 was able to cause strong inhibition of NO production with an IC50 value of 3.8 μM using an LPS stimulation assay.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Natural Products
Volume79
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)584-589
Number of pages6
ISSN0163-3864
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

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