Isolation and structure elucidation of a new alkaloid from the Indonesian Blue-Green Alga Arthrospira platensis

Subject Areas : Journal of the Iranian Chemical Research

Hanggara Sudrajat ¹ , Katherine Ma ² , Zaky Al-Fatony ³

1 - Ikatan Mahasiswa Eksakta Indonesia, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sleman, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia
2 - School of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, Wollongong NSW 2522, Australia
3 - Ikatan Mahasiswa Eksakta Indonesia, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sleman, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia

Received: 2009-11-04 Accepted : 2010-02-20 Published : 2010-12-31

Keywords: Isolation and structure elucidation, alkaloid, Athrospira platensis, eckol,

Abstract :

A new alkaloid (1) and two known compounds (2 and 3) were isolated from the blue-greenalga Arthrospira platensis. Their structures were determined on the basis of spectroscopic data.According to the obtained data and values in the literature, the compounds were concluded to beeckol.

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