Takemoto, D.; Takekawa, Y.; Soest, R.W.M. van; Fusetani, N.; Matsunaga, S. (2007). Poecillastrin D: A New Cytotoxin of the Chondropsin Class from Marine Sponge Jaspis serpentina. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry. 71(11): 2697-2700.
Poecillastrin D (2) was isolated together with poecillastrin C (1) from the deep sea sponge, Japsis serpentina. Its structure was elucidated to be that of a macrolide lactam by spectroscopic methods. These compounds showed potent cytotoxicity against various tumor cell lines.