
The zoanthids Palythoa caribaeorum and Protopalythoa variabilis are among the most abundant marine species along the Brazilian coast. We now report the isolation and structure elucidation of two unprecedented sulfonylated ceramides, palyosulfonoceramide A (1) and palyosulfonoceramide B (2) from specimens collected off Brazil’s northeastern coast. The structures of 1 and 2 were established using a combination of NMR analyses, including: evaluation of 1H, 13C, 1H–1H COSY, 1H–13C HSQC, 1H–13C HMBC, and 1H–15N HMBC NMR spectra, high-resolution mass spectrometry and chemical degradation. In addition, we also isolated the corresponding known ceramides, N-((2S,3R,4E,8E)-1, 3-dihydroxyoctadeca-4,8-dien-2-yl)-hexadecanamide (3) and N-((2S,3R,4E)-1,3-dihydroxy octadeca-4-en-2-yl)-hexadecanamide (4), which provided further support for the assignments of 1 and 2.
<i>Palythoa caribaeorum</i>, Palythoa caribaeorum, Protopalythoa variabilis, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, QH301-705.5, sulfonylated ceramides, Anthozoa, Ceramides, zoanthids, Article, Mass Spectrometry, <i>Protopalythoa variabilis</i>, Animals, Biology (General), Brazil
<i>Palythoa caribaeorum</i>, Palythoa caribaeorum, Protopalythoa variabilis, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, QH301-705.5, sulfonylated ceramides, Anthozoa, Ceramides, zoanthids, Article, Mass Spectrometry, <i>Protopalythoa variabilis</i>, Animals, Biology (General), Brazil
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