Amphitoxin, a New High Molecular Weight Antifeedant Pyridinium Salt from the Caribbean Sponge Amphimedon compressa

Journal of Natural Products
1995.0

Abstract

A new polymeric pyridinium alkaloid named amphitoxin (2) has been isolated from Amphimedon compressa, and its structure determined by spectroscopic analysis. In laboratory feeding experiments, crude extracts and purified amphitoxin (2) from A. compressa at lower than natural concentration levels effectively deterred feeding of a generalist predatory Caribbean reef fish, Thalassoma bifasciatum.

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