The (10E,15Z)-12-(Dimethylsulfonio)-9,13-dihydroxyoctadeca-10, 15-dienoate

A novel oxylipin, okeanoate (1), was isolated from the Okinawan cyanobacterium Okeania hirsuta. The structure of 1 was elucidated based on spectroscopic data including 1D and 2D NMR, as well as high-resolution mass spectrometry. This is the first oxylipin with a dimethylsulfonium moiety in the middle of the hydrocarbon chain.