Benzylmercaptan (benzylthiol) and dibenzyldisulphide from the marine sponge Crella spinulata, (Hentschel) (Poecilosclerida: Crellidae)

被引:3
作者
Bandaranayake, WM [1 ]
Wickramasinghe, WA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV QUEENSLAND, CTR DRUG DESIGN & DEV, BRISBANE, QLD 4072, AUSTRALIA
来源
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 1996年 / 113卷 / 03期
关键词
Antioxidant; Crella spinulata; disulphide; odour; photoprotection; poecilosclerida; reproduction; sponge; thiol;
D O I
10.1016/0305-0491(95)02060-8
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Benzylmercaptan (benzylthiol) and its oxidised product dibenzyldisulphide have been isolated and characterised from the marine sponge Crella spinulata (Hentschel) found in the Great Barrier Reef, northern Australia. The structures of the two compounds were determined on the basis of their spectral and chemical properties. These two compounds were found only in gravid females collected during the reproductive season. The biochemical interest of these sulphur-containing compounds in the gravid females is briefly discussed in relation to the role of sulphydryl groups in biological systems.
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