A New Sesquiterpene as an Antifouling Substance from a Palauan Marine Sponge, <i>Dysidea herbacea</i>

Abstract

Bioassay-guided fractionation of an extract from a marine sponge, Dysidea herbacea, led to the isolation and identification of the new sesquiterpene 1. This compound showed repellent activity against the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis galloprovincialis.