Novel oxylipins from the temperate red alga polyneura latissima: Evidence for an arachidonate 9(S)‐lipoxygenase

Abstract
The oxylipin chemistry of the temperate red alga Polyneura latissima has been investigated. The structures of three novel oxylipins, 8-[1′(Z),3′(Z),6′(Z)-dodecatriene-1′-oxyl-5(Z),7(E)-octadienoic acid, 7(S *)-hydroxy-8(S *),9(S *)-epoxy-5(Z), 11(Z),14(Z)-eicosatrienoic acid, 7(R *)-hydroxy-8(S *), 9(S *)-epoxy-5(Z), 11(Z),14(Z)-eicosatrienoic acid, together with two known eicosanoids, 9(S)-hydroxy-5(Z), 7(E), 11(Z), 14(Z)-eicosatetraenoic acid, and 9, 15-dihydroxy-5(Z),7(E),11(Z),13(E)-eicosatetraenoic acid, were elucidated by spectroscopic methods and chemical degradation. The oxygenation pattern of these oxylipins suggests that P. latissima metabolizes polyunsaturated fatty acids via a 9(S)-lipoxygenase.