A simple preparation of 17(R)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic and eicosapentaenoic acids from the eicosanoylphloroglucinols, components of the brown alga, Zonaria diesingiana

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(96)02273-3

The alkaline treatment of 17(R)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoylphloroglucinol and eicosapentaenoylphloroglucinol, which are the major components of the methanol extract of the brown alga, Zonaria diesingiana (Dictyota) afforded 17(R)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic and eicosapentaenoic acids, respectively, in good yields. The conformation of methyl ester of the 17(R)-hydroxy acid in a solution was studied by using 2NMA, a chiral anisotropic reagent.