Antifouling activity of meroditerpenoids from the marine brown alga Halidrys siliquosa

J Nat Prod. 2008 Jul;71(7):1121-6. doi: 10.1021/np070110k. Epub 2008 Jun 5.

Abstract

Nine tetraprenyltoluquinol-related metabolites (1-9) have been isolated from the organic extract of the temperate brown alga Halidrys siliquosa that exhibits antifouling properties. The planar structure of compounds 1-9 was elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis and by comparison of the data with those of related metabolites. Antifouling and toxicity tests were conducted on these compounds: the most active (compounds 2, 6, and 9) inhibited both the growth of four strains of bacteria (MICs < 2.5 microg/mL) and settlement of cyprids of Balanus amphitrite (EC50 < 5 microg/mL), the latter at nontoxic concentrations (LC50 > 5 microg/mL).

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / toxicity*
  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Diterpenes / toxicity*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • France
  • Larva / drug effects
  • Larva / growth & development
  • Marine Biology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Phaeophyceae / chemistry*
  • Thoracica / drug effects*
  • Thoracica / growth & development

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Diterpenes