%0 Journal Article %T A New Germacrane Sesquiterpene from the Brazilian Endemic Gorgonian Phyllogorgia dilatata Esper %A Martins %A Danielle L. %A Epifanio %A Rosangela de A. %J Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society %D 1998 %I Sociedade Brasileira de Qu¨Şmica, SBQ %R 10.1590/S0103-50531998000600012 %X a bioassay-guided re-investigation of natural products from the brazilian endemic octocoral phyllogorgia dilatata esper (gorgonacea, gorgoniidae), collected in rio de janeiro state, has revealed three further compounds from this species: the dinoflagellate pigment peridinin (1), the icthyodeterrent diterpene 11b,12b-epoxypukalide (2), both previously reported from other octocoral species, and the new natural sesquiterpene (e) germacra-1(10),4(15),7(11)-trien-5-ol-8-one (3). spectroscopic analysis and comparison with literature data allowed the structure elucidation of 1-3. %K phyllogorgia dilatata %K peridinin %K germacrane %K epoxypukalide. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0103-50531998000600012&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en