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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Lu Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4176947 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of natural products 20120730 8
As part of our screening for anti-HIV agents from marine invertebrates, the MeOH extract of Didemnum molle was tested and showed moderate in vitro anti-HIV activity. Bioassay-guided fractionation of a large-scale extract allowed the identification of two new cyclopeptides, mollamides E and F (1 and 2), and one new tris-phenethyl urea, molleurea A (3). The absolute configurations were established using the advanced Marfey's method. The three compounds were evaluated for anti-HIV activity in both ...[more]