Fractionation of a cytotoxic extract obtained from a southern Australian marine sponge, Phorbas sp., yielded the known diterpenes phorbasins B-F () together with five new members of the phorbasin family, phorbasins G-K (). Structures were assigned to the new phorbasins based on detailed spectroscopic analysis. A preliminary structure activity relationship (SAR) evaluation based on the co-metabolites phorbasins B-K () revealed aspects of the phorbasin pharmacophore.
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