BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS DERIVED FROM THE BOX JELLYFISH-CHIROPSOIDES BUITENDIJKIFROM THE WEST COAST OF MUMBAI

Abstract

During low tide, box jellyfish (Chiropsoides buitendijki, Horst R, 1907) were gathered from Edwan village, located on Mumbai’s western coast. The species was identified by experts at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) in Mumbai. To prepare a crude extract, 80% methanol mixed with 1% acetic acid was used.The crude extract was processed for the separation of bioactive compounds by using TLC. The separated bioactive compounds were further processed for their structural determination by using GC-MS and FTIR techniques. From the analysis, we confirmed eighteen compounds as Sulfuric acid dimethyl ester: Trans-(2 Chlorovinyl) methyldiethoxysilane,Ethanone, 1-(1a, trimethyloxireno[g]benzofuran-5-yl), 2, 3, 5,6a, 6b-hexahydro-3, 3, 6a 4-[(1R)-1-Aminoethyl]-N-4-pyridinyl-Trans cyclohexane carboxamide, Terbutaline, N-trifluoro acetyl-O, O, o-tris (trimethylsilyl) derive, Cyclopentasiloxane, Deca methyl, Phloroglucinaldehyde, tris(trimethylsilyl) ether, 5- [2- [4 (Ethoxy carbonyl) phenyl] diazenyl]-2-hydroxybenzeneacetic acid, Benzaldehyde, 4-methoxy , Benzaldehyde, 3-methoxy, o-Anisic acid, 3,4-dichlorophenyl ester, Decanoic acid, methyl ester, 8-Methylnonanoic acid, methyl ester, Pentadecanoic acid, 14-methyl-, methyl ester, Tetra decanoic acid, 10,13-dimethyl-, methyl ester, Tridecanoic acid, methyl ester, Methyl stearate, and Heptadecanoic acid, 16-methyl-, methyl ester respectively.These isolated compounds revealed therapeutic applications that might help the pharmaceutical industry design novel medications in the future.