Avarol and Related Compounds from the New Zealand Marine Sponge Dysidea sp.

Abstract

Bioassay and t.l.c. guided separation of extracts from the New Zealand marine sponge Dysidea sp. has led to the isolation of avarol (1), six other known compounds (2)–(4) and (6)–(8), and seven new compounds (9)–(15). All but one of these, compound (8), are related to avarol. The structures of all the compounds have been established by spectroscopic methods.