Abstract
Five norisoprenoids were isolated from the green marine alga Ulva lactuca. Two new compounds were assigned to (3R,5R,6R,7E)3,5,6-trihydroxy-7-megastigmen-9-one (1) and (3S,5R,6S,7E)3,5,6-trihydroxy-7-megastigmen-9-one (2). The structures and absolute configurations of the five compounds were determined by analyses of NMR, MS and circular dichroism (CD).
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by 863 Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (Grant No.2003AA620403) and the Fund for the 973-project from Ministry of Science and Technology (Grant No.G1998051100), China.