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Isolation of Smenopyrone, a Bis-?-Pyrone Polypropionate from the Caribbean Sponge Smenospongia aurea.


ABSTRACT: The organic extract of the Caribbean sponge Smenospongia aurea has been shown to contain an array of novel chlorinated secondary metabolites derived from a mixed PKS-NRPS biogenetic route such as the smenamides. In this paper, we report the presence of a biogenetically different compound known as smenopyrone, which is a polypropionate containing two ?-pyrone rings. The structure of smenopyrone including its relative and absolute stereochemistry was determined by spectroscopic analysis (NMR, MS, ECD) and supported by a comparison with model compounds from research studies. Pyrone polypropionates are unprecedented in marine sponges but are commonly found in marine mollusks where their biosynthesis by symbiotic bacteria has been hypothesized and at least in one case demonstrated. Since pyrones have recently been recognized as bacterial signaling molecules, we speculate that smenopyrone could mediate inter-kingdom chemical communication between S. aurea and its symbiotic bacteria.

SUBMITTER: Esposito G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6117678 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Isolation of Smenopyrone, a Bis-γ-Pyrone Polypropionate from the Caribbean Sponge <i>Smenospongia aurea</i>.

Esposito Germana G   Teta Roberta R   Della Sala Gerardo G   Pawlik Joseph R JR   Mangoni Alfonso A   Costantino Valeria V  

Marine drugs 20180817 8


The organic extract of the Caribbean sponge <i>Smenospongia aurea</i> has been shown to contain an array of novel chlorinated secondary metabolites derived from a mixed PKS-NRPS biogenetic route such as the smenamides. In this paper, we report the presence of a biogenetically different compound known as smenopyrone, which is a polypropionate containing two γ-pyrone rings. The structure of smenopyrone including its relative and absolute stereochemistry was determined by spectroscopic analysis (NM  ...[more]

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