J. Nat. Prod., 2008, 71 (12), pp 1977–1982
Lipidyl Pseudopteranes A-F: Isolation, Biomimetic Synthesis, and PTP1B Inhibitory Activity of
a New Class of Pseudopteranoids from the Gorgonian Pseudopterogorgia acerosa
Abhijeet S. Kate,§,‡ Isabelle Aubry,† Michel L. Tremblay,† and Russell G. Kerr*,§
Department of Chemistry and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Atlantic Veterinary College, UniVersity of Prince Edward Island,
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada C1A 4P3, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic UniVersity,
Boca Raton, Florida 33431, and McGill Cancer Centre and Department of Biochemistry, McGill UniVersity, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1Y6
ReceiVed August 28, 2008
