SECONDARY METABOLITE CHEMISTRY OF THE AUSTRALIAN BROWN ALGA ENCYOTHALIA CLIFTONII: EVIDENCE FOR HERBIVORE CHEMICAL DEFENCE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)90790-8

Two bis-prenylated phenols have been isolated from the Western Australian brown alga Encyothalia cliftonii Harvey.The structures of these compounds were determined by spectral and chemical methods.The major metabolite, 2,4-bis(3-methylbut-2-enyl)phenol, p