Anti-Acanthamoeba Activity of Brominated Sesquiterpenes from Laurencia johnstonii

Focusedonourinteresttodevelopnovelantiparasisticagents,thepresentstudywasaimed to evaluate the biological activity of an extract of Laurencia johnstonii collected in Baja California Sur, Mexico, against an Acantamoeba castellanii Neff strain. Bioassay-guided fractionation allowed us to identify the...

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Autores principales: García Davis, Sara, Sifaoui, Ines, Reyes Batlle, María, Viveros Valdez, José Ezequiel, Piñero, José, Lorenzo Morales, Jacob, Fernández, José J., Díaz Marrero, Ana R.
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author García Davis, Sara
Sifaoui, Ines
Reyes Batlle, María
Viveros Valdez, José Ezequiel
Piñero, José
Lorenzo Morales, Jacob
Fernández, José J.
Díaz Marrero, Ana R.
author_facet García Davis, Sara
Sifaoui, Ines
Reyes Batlle, María
Viveros Valdez, José Ezequiel
Piñero, José
Lorenzo Morales, Jacob
Fernández, José J.
Díaz Marrero, Ana R.
author_sort García Davis, Sara
collection Repositorio Institucional
description Focusedonourinteresttodevelopnovelantiparasisticagents,thepresentstudywasaimed to evaluate the biological activity of an extract of Laurencia johnstonii collected in Baja California Sur, Mexico, against an Acantamoeba castellanii Neff strain. Bioassay-guided fractionation allowed us to identify the amoebicidal diastereoisomers α-bromocuparane (4) and α-isobromocuparane (5). Furthermore, bromination of the inactive laurinterol (1) and isolaurinterol (2) yielded four halogenated derivatives, (6)–(9), which improved the activity of the natural sesquiterpenes. Among them, the most active compound was 3α-bromojohnstane (7), a sesquiterpene derivative which possesses a novel carbon skeleton johnstane.
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spelling eprints-159762024-12-09T17:44:27Z http://eprints.uanl.mx/15976/ Anti-Acanthamoeba Activity of Brominated Sesquiterpenes from Laurencia johnstonii García Davis, Sara Sifaoui, Ines Reyes Batlle, María Viveros Valdez, José Ezequiel Piñero, José Lorenzo Morales, Jacob Fernández, José J. Díaz Marrero, Ana R. RS Farmacia y Materia Médica Focusedonourinteresttodevelopnovelantiparasisticagents,thepresentstudywasaimed to evaluate the biological activity of an extract of Laurencia johnstonii collected in Baja California Sur, Mexico, against an Acantamoeba castellanii Neff strain. Bioassay-guided fractionation allowed us to identify the amoebicidal diastereoisomers α-bromocuparane (4) and α-isobromocuparane (5). Furthermore, bromination of the inactive laurinterol (1) and isolaurinterol (2) yielded four halogenated derivatives, (6)–(9), which improved the activity of the natural sesquiterpenes. Among them, the most active compound was 3α-bromojohnstane (7), a sesquiterpene derivative which possesses a novel carbon skeleton johnstane. Molecular Diversity Preservation International 2018-11-11 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd http://eprints.uanl.mx/15976/1/48.pdf http://eprints.uanl.mx/15976/1.haspreviewThumbnailVersion/48.pdf García Davis, Sara y Sifaoui, Ines y Reyes Batlle, María y Viveros Valdez, José Ezequiel y Piñero, José y Lorenzo Morales, Jacob y Fernández, José J. y Díaz Marrero, Ana R. (2018) Anti-Acanthamoeba Activity of Brominated Sesquiterpenes from Laurencia johnstonii. Marine drugs, 16 (11). pp. 1-12. ISSN 1660-3397 http://doi.org/10.3390/md16110443 doi:10.3390/md16110443
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García Davis, Sara
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Viveros Valdez, José Ezequiel
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Lorenzo Morales, Jacob
Fernández, José J.
Díaz Marrero, Ana R.
Anti-Acanthamoeba Activity of Brominated Sesquiterpenes from Laurencia johnstonii
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title Anti-Acanthamoeba Activity of Brominated Sesquiterpenes from Laurencia johnstonii
title_full Anti-Acanthamoeba Activity of Brominated Sesquiterpenes from Laurencia johnstonii
title_fullStr Anti-Acanthamoeba Activity of Brominated Sesquiterpenes from Laurencia johnstonii
title_full_unstemmed Anti-Acanthamoeba Activity of Brominated Sesquiterpenes from Laurencia johnstonii
title_short Anti-Acanthamoeba Activity of Brominated Sesquiterpenes from Laurencia johnstonii
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