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Turbinaric Acid, a Cytotoxic Secosqualene Carboxylic Acid from the Brown Alga Turbinaria ornata
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1989
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BiosynthesisEngineeringBiochemistrySpectral AnalysisCytotoxic SecosqualeneOrganic ChemistryPhytopharmacologyPhytochemicalTurbinaric AcidPhytochemistryPharmacologyBiomolecular EngineeringNatural Product Synthesis
A moderately cytotoxic secosqualene carboxylic acid designated turbinaric acid [1] has been isolated from the brown alga Turbinaria ornata, and it has been identified to be 4,8,13,17,21-pentamethyl-4,8,12,16,20-docosapentaenoic acid by means of spectral analysis and synthesis.