Sulfircin: a new sesterterpene sulfate from a deep-water sponge of the genus Ircinia

Relatively few sulfate-containing compounds have been reported from marine sources. Sponges have been the source of sterol suIfates1 while saponin sulfates have been reported from echinoderms.2 Recently, suvanine, a sesterterpene sulfate, has been reported from a sponge of the genus Coscinoderma.3 From our efforts to identify antifungal agents from marine organisms, we report the isolation and structure elucidation of a new sesterterpene sulfate, 1, for which we have assigned the common name sulfircin.

This document is the accepted manuscript version of a published work that appeared in final form in Journal of Organic Chemistry after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jo00275a037. This article may be cited as: Wright A. E., McCarthy, P. J., & Schulte, G. K. (1989). Sulfircin: a new sesterterpene sulfate from a deep-water sponge of the genus Ircinia. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 54(14), 3472-3474. doi:10.1021/jo00275a037

Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #712.