Ecionines A and B, two new cytotoxic pyridoacridine alkaloids from the Australian marine sponge, Ecionemia geodides

Emma C. Barnes, Nur Akmarina B M Said, Elizabeth D. Williams, John N A Hooper, Rohan A. Davis*

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Abstract

Chemical investigations of the Australian marine sponge Ecionemia geodides resulted in the isolation of two new pyridoacridine alkaloids, ecionines A (1) and B (2), along with the previously isolated marine natural products, biemnadin (3) and meridine (4). Compounds 1 and 2 both contain an imine moiety, which is rare for the pyridoacridine structure class. The chemical structures of 1 and 2 were determined by extensive 1D and 2D NMR and MS data analyses. All compounds were tested against a panel of human bladder cancer cell lines, the increasingly metastatic TSU-Pr1 series (TSU-Pr1, TSU-Pr1-B1 and TSU-Pr1-B2) and the superficial bladder cancer cell line 5637. Ecionine A (1) displayed cytotoxicity against all cell lines, with IC50 values ranging from 3 to 7 μM. This is the first report of chemistry from the sponge genus Ecionemia. Crown

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)283-287
Number of pages5
JournalTetrahedron
Volume66
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jan 2010
Externally publishedYes

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