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Cytotoxic compounds from Laurencia pacifica

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Title
Cytotoxic compounds from Laurencia pacifica
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BMC Chemistry, September 2014
DOI 10.1186/s13588-014-0008-8
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Diana A Zaleta-Pinet, Ian P Holland, Mauricio Muñoz-Ochoa, J Ivan Murillo-Alvarez, Jennette A Sakoff, Ian A van Altena, Adam McCluskey

Abstract

The current investigation sought to explore the nature of the secondary metabolites in the algae, Laurencia pacifica. This report details the first isolation of the sesquiterpenes isoaplysin (1), isolaurenisol (2), debromoisolaurinterol (3), debromoaplysinol (4), laur-11-en-10-ol (5), 10α-hydroxyldebromoepiaplysin (6), and the previously unknown 10-bromo-3,7,11,11-tetramethylspiro[5.5]undeca-1,7-dien-3-ol (7) from the algae, Laurencia pacifica. Isoaplysin (1) and debromoaplysinol (4) showed promising levels of growth inhibition against a panel cancer-derived cell lines of colon (HT29), glioblastoma (U87, SJ-G2), breast (MCF-7), ovarian (A2780), lung (H460), skin (A431), prostate (Du145), neuroblastoma (BE2-C), pancreas (MIA), murine glioblastoma (SMA) origin with average GI50 values of 23 and 14 μM. Isoaplysin (1) and debromoaplysinol (4) were up to fourfold more potent in cancer-derived cell populations than in non-tumor-derived normal cells (MCF10A). These analogues are promising candidates for anticancer drug development. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 8 27%
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 20%
Researcher 3 10%
Other 2 7%
Unspecified 2 7%
Other 6 20%
Unknown 3 10%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 23%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 17%
Chemistry 4 13%
Medicine and Dentistry 4 13%
Unspecified 2 7%
Other 3 10%
Unknown 5 17%