Puyana Monica, Narvaez Ginna, Paz Alejandro, Osorno Oscar, Duque Carmenza
Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, AA 14490, Bogotá, Colombia.
J Chem Ecol. 2004 Jun;30(6):1183-201. doi: 10.1023/b:joec.0000030271.73629.26.
To determine pseudopterosin composition and concentration in colonies of Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae from the islands of San Andres and Providencia, we collected fragments of individual colonies at various sites and depth ranges around the islands. Chromatographic profiles of the polar fraction, particularly those obtained by HPLC-MS analyses, allowed us to recognize two different chemotypes. Chemotype 1 characterized samples from Providencia whereas chemotype 2 characterized samples from San Andres. A complex pseudopterosin mixture (compounds 1-13) characterized chemotype 1. These compounds were isolated by a combination of chromatographic methods and identified by spectroscopic methods (MS, UV, 1H, and 13C NMR). We identified the known pseudopterosins G and K and seco-pseudopterosin A. We also isolated and identified seven new compounds, pseudopterosins P-V, isomers of known pseudopterosins. Pseudopterosins G and K were found at concentrations ranging between 1 and 3% of the animal dry mass. Pseudopterosins Q and U were the major compounds reaching up to 6% of the animal dry mass at some locations. Major metabolites in chemotype 2 had a molecular weight and fragmentation pattern different from that observed in the pseudopterosins, as determined by HPLC-MS. Total pseudopterosin concentration in this chemotype was below 3% dry mass at all sites. Total pseudopterosin concentration was significantly higher in chemotype 1, with concentrations ranging between 4 and 20% dry mass. At most locations on Providencia, however, total pseudopterosin concentration ranged between 11 and 15% dry mass. Concentrations exceed reports from other locations in the Caribbean. Furthermore, pseudopterosin composition in our samples is quite different from those in specimens of P. elisabethae from the Bahamas and Bermuda. Pseudopterosins G, K, and P-V are characteristic of P. elisabethae colonies from the island of Providencia, while pseudopterosins A-D are characteristic of colonies of P. elisabethae from the Bahamas islands, and pseudopterosins E-L have been isolated from P. elisabethae from the Bahamas and Bermuda. The overall morphology of P. elisabethae can be variable, and chemical differences are not correlated to specific morphs. We confirmed the species identity of each colony by morphological and sclerite analysis and found no significant differences in sclerite dimensions among different colonies and chemotypes.
为了确定圣安德烈斯岛和普罗维登西亚岛的伊丽莎白拟软珊瑚(Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae)群体中假蕨素的组成和浓度,我们在岛屿周围不同地点和深度范围内采集了单个群体的碎片。极性部分的色谱图,特别是通过高效液相色谱 - 质谱分析获得的色谱图,使我们能够识别出两种不同的化学型。化学型1的特征是来自普罗维登西亚岛的样本,而化学型2的特征是来自圣安德烈斯岛的样本。化学型1的特征是一种复杂的假蕨素混合物(化合物1 - 13)。这些化合物通过多种色谱方法分离,并通过光谱方法(质谱、紫外光谱、1H和13C核磁共振)进行鉴定。我们鉴定出了已知的假蕨素G和K以及裂环假蕨素A。我们还分离并鉴定了七种新化合物,假蕨素P - V,它们是已知假蕨素的异构体。假蕨素G和K的浓度在动物干重的1%至3%之间。假蕨素Q和U是主要化合物,在某些地点含量高达动物干重的6%。通过高效液相色谱 - 质谱测定发现,化学型2中的主要代谢物的分子量和碎片模式与假蕨素中观察到的不同。该化学型中假蕨素的总浓度在所有地点均低于干重的3%。化学型1中假蕨素的总浓度明显更高,浓度范围在干重的4%至20%之间。然而,在普罗维登西亚岛的大多数地点,假蕨素的总浓度在干重的11%至15%之间。这些浓度超过了加勒比地区其他地点的报道。此外,我们样本中的假蕨素组成与来自巴哈马群岛和百慕大群岛的伊丽莎白拟软珊瑚标本中的组成有很大不同。假蕨素G、K和P - V是普罗维登西亚岛伊丽莎白拟软珊瑚群体的特征,而假蕨素A - D是巴哈马群岛伊丽莎白拟软珊瑚群体的特征,假蕨素E - L已从巴哈马群岛和百慕大群岛的伊丽莎白拟软珊瑚中分离出来。伊丽莎白拟软珊瑚的整体形态可能会有所不同,并且化学差异与特定形态无关。我们通过形态学和骨片分析确认了每个群体的物种身份,并且发现不同群体和化学型之间的骨片尺寸没有显著差异。