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Novel cyclopropane fatty acids from the phospholipids of the Caribbean sponge Pseudospongosorites suberitoides.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17520308     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The cyclopropane fatty acids 17-methyl-trans-4,5-methyleneoctadecanoic acid, 18-methyl-trans-4,5-methylenenonadecanoic acid, and 17-methyl-trans-4,5-methylenenonadecanoic acid were characterized for the first time in nature in the phospholipids (mainly PE, PG and PS) of the hermit-crab sponge Pseudospongosorites suberitoides. Pyrrolidine derivatization was the key in identifying the position of the cyclopropyl and methyl groups in the acyl chains and (1)H NMR was used to determine the trans stereochemistry of the cyclopropane ring. The phospholipids from the sponge also contained an interesting series of iso-anteiso Delta(5,9) fatty acids with chain-lengths between 17 and 21 carbons, with the fatty acids (5Z,9Z)-18-methyl-5,9-nonadecadienoic acid and the (5Z,9Z)-17-methyl-5,9-nonadecadienoic acid being described for the first time in sponges. The anteiso alpha-methoxylated fatty acid 2-methoxy-12-methyltetradecanoic acid was also identified for the first time in nature in the phospholipids of this interesting marine sponge. The novel cyclopropyl fatty acids could have originated from the phospholipids of a cyanobacterium living in symbiosis with the sponge.
Authors:
Néstor M Carballeira; Nashbly Montano; Jan Vicente; Abimael D Rodriguez
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2007-03-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  Lipids     Volume:  42     ISSN:  0024-4201     ISO Abbreviation:  Lipids     Publication Date:  2007 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-05-23     Completed Date:  2007-12-07     Revised Date:  2011-05-27    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0060450     Medline TA:  Lipids     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  519-24     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, PO Box 23346, San Juan, 00931-3346 Puerto Rico. nmcarballeira@uprrp.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Caribbean Region
Cyanobacteria / chemistry,  physiology
Cyclopropanes / chemistry*,  isolation & purification*
Fatty Acids / chemistry*,  isolation & purification*
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Mass Spectrometry
Phospholipids / chemistry*,  isolation & purification
Porifera / chemistry*,  classification,  microbiology*
Pyrrolidines / chemistry
Species Specificity
Stearic Acids / chemistry,  isolation & purification
Symbiosis / physiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
S06 GM008102-350070/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; S06GM008102/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cyclopropanes; 0/Fatty Acids; 0/Phospholipids; 0/Pyrrolidines; 0/Stearic Acids; 0/cyclopropane fatty acids; 123-75-1/pyrrolidine
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