Pseudoalteromone B: A Novel 15C Compound from a Marine Bacterium <em>Pseudoalteromonas</em> sp. CGH2XX

Abstract

A novel 15C compound, pseudoalteromone B (<strong>1</strong>), possessing a novel carbon skeleton, was obtained from a marine bacterium <em>Pseudoalteromonas</em> sp. CGH2XX. This bacterium was originally isolated from a cultured-type octocoral <em>Lobophytum crassum</em>, that was growing in cultivating tanks equipped with a flow-through sea water system. The structure of <strong>1</strong> was established by spectroscopic methods. Pseudoalteromone B (<strong>1</strong>) displayed a modestly inhibitory effect on the release of elastase by human neutrophils.

Keywords

• pseudoalteromone
• &lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pseudoalteromonas&lt;/em&gt;
• anti-inflammatory
• &lt;em&gt;Lobophytum crassum&lt;/em&gt;
• elastase