Title | MOTUPORIN, A POTENT PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE INHIBITOR ISOLATED FROM THE PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA SPONGE THEONELLA-SWINHOEI GRAY |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1992 |
Authors | De Silva, ED, Williams, DE, Andersen, RJ, Klix, H, Holmes, CFB, Allen, TM |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 33 |
Pagination | 1561-1564 |
Date Published | Mar |
Type of Article | Article |
ISBN Number | 0040-4039 |
Keywords | BIOACTIVE MARINE METABOLITES, MICROCYSTIS-AERUGINOSA, PEPTIDE, TOXIN |
Abstract | Motuporin (1), a cyclic pentapeptide that is a potent protein phosphatase-1 inhibitor and cytotoxin, has been isolated from the marine sponge Theonella swinhoei collected in Papua New Guinea. The structure of motuporin was elucidated by spectroscopic analysis and chemical degradation. |
URL | <Go to ISI>://A1992HJ78400009 |