Chemical Marine Ecology

合成有机化学计划正在支持 化学系Paul J. Scheuer博士的研究 在马诺阿的夏威夷大学。 这项研究将 继续研究所使用的化学品通信系统 在海洋生物相互作用的过程中。 这些研究将帮助我们更好地了解我们对人类的影响。 海洋环境。 警方会继续调查氰化物的来源， 进入萜烯生物合成的途径， 海绵中的异氰萜烯。滑囊藻属和滑囊藻属。 将分析游离氨基酸和标记的紫穗槐烷 准备进行掺入实验。 无细胞 提取物将继续作为首选方法。 其他 计划进行生物合成实验，以追踪 生物碱shermilamine A，在被囊类，Trididemnum sp. 裸鳃Phestilla sibogae is幼虫的变态 由猎物精心制作的物质引起的 裸鳃亚目石珊瑚扁滨珊瑚。 试图 将继续分离、纯化和表征诱导剂 在与M教授的合作中，G.哈德菲尔德和他的 研究机构 特定的捕食者-猎物关系是 在珊瑚礁无脊椎动物中很常见。 的分子基础 现在已知许多这样的系统。 然而 提供初始吸引力和/或 进食刺激未知。 这些问题将得到解决 与海绵裸鳃亚目的一对鱼 infucata。

The Synthetic Organic Chemistry Program is supporting the research of Dr. Paul J. Scheuer of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. This research will continue the studies of the chemical communication system used by marine organisms in their interactions with each other. These studies will help us to understand better our impact on the marine environment. Investigation will continue into the source of cyanide ion and into the pathways of terpene biosynthesis for the production of isocyanoterpenes in sponges. Ciocalypta sp. and Acanthella sp. will be analyzed for free amino acids and labelled amorphane prepared to carry out incorporation experiments. Cell-free extracts will continue as the method of choice. Other biosynthesis experiments are planned to trace the origin of the alkaloid, shermilamine A, in a tunicate, Trididemnum sp. Metamorphosis of larvae of the nudibranch Phestilla sibogae is induced by a substance elaborated by the prey of the nudibranch, the stony coral Porites compressa. Attempts to isolate, purify, and characterize the inducer will be continued in a collaborative effort with Professor M. G. Hadfield and his research group. Specific predator-prey relationships are common among coral reef invertebrates. The molecular basis of a number of these systems is now known. However the substance(s) which provide the initial attraction and/or the feeding stimuli are unknown. These questions will be addressed with the sponge-nudibranch pair Dysidea fragilis-Hypselodoris infucata.