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Isolation, characterization and antibacterial activity of Aglajne-1: polypropionate isolated from the marine mollusk Bulla occidentalis
Dioni A Arrieche, Alejandra Ugarte, Franklin Salazar, José E Villamizar, Fabián Michelangeli, Silviax Silvia Fraile, Nelsy Rivero, Manuel Caballer, Alberto Quintero
Centro de Química, Laboratorio de Síntesis Orgánica y Productos Naturales, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC), Venezuela
Centro de Biofísica y Bioquímica, Laboratorio de Fisiología Gastrointestinal, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC), Venezuela
Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Nacional Experimental Marítima del Caribe (UMC), Venezuela
Muséum National d´Histoire Naturelle, Direction des Collections, France
Centro de Oceanología y Estudios Antárticos, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC), Venezuela
Departamento de Química, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile
Received: March 26, 2019 | Published: April 8, 2019
Citation: Arrieche DA, Ugarte A, Salazar F, et al. Isolation, characterization and antibacterial activity of Aglajne-1: polypropionate isolated from the marine mollusk Bulla occidentalis. MOJ Biorg Org Chem. 2019;3(2):61-63. DOI: 10.15406/mojboc.2019.03.00100
Abstract
Bulla occidentalis, is a gastropod mollusk belonging to the order Cephalaspidea that is able to produce mucus with defensive products. It is the most common species of the genus Bulla in the Caribbean. In this paper we report the presence of Aglajne-1 (1) isolated from Bulla occidentalis. This compound is a polypropionate considered a chemical-taxonomic marker for the species of the genus Bulla. The compound 1 was evaluated through antibacterial assays, but not significant activity was detected. This is the first report of Aglajne-1 (1) in Bulla occidentalis, collected in Venezuela.
Keywords: marine molluscs, polypropionate, cephalaspidea, bulla, polypropionates
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