Discodermolide: a new bioactive polyhydroxylated lactone from the marine sponge Discodermia dissoluta

The Journal of Organic Chemistry
1990.0

Abstract

A new polyhydroxylated lactone, discodermolide (l), was isolated from a Caribbean marine sponge, Discodermia dissoluta, and its structure was elucidated through a combination of spectroscopic techniques, in particular NMR spectroscopy, and verified by X-ray crystallographic analysis. The carbon skeleton displayed by discodermolide is new; discodermolide is immunosuppressive and cytotoxic.

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