ISOLATION AND STRUCTURE OF NEODICTYOPROLENE, A NEW C11-COMPOUND OF BIOGENETIC SIGNIFICANCE FROM A BROWN ALGA DICTYOPTERIS PROLIFERA
Neodictyoprolene isolated as a trace component of a brown alga Dictyopteris prolifera was shown to be the acetate of cis, cis-1,5,8-undecatrien-3-ol postulated to be a pivotal biosynthetic intermediate leading to biologically active C11-substances such as sex attractants of brown algae (e.g., ectocarpene).