Abstract
Seven new β-carboline-based metabolites, designated as eudistomins Y1-Y7 (1-7), were isolated from a tunicate of the genus Eudistoma collected near Tong-Yeong City, South Sea, Korea. These new metabolites differ from previously isolated marine metabolites due to the presence of a benzoyl group attached to the β-carboline nucleus at C-1. Eudistomins Y1-Y7 were evaluated for their antibacterial activity, and eudistomin Y6 exhibited moderate antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus epidermis and Bacillus subtilis without cytotoxicity in the MTT assay at 100 μM.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 163-166 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Natural Products |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - Feb 2008 |