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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard C Zimmerman, Pacific Grove, CA (US);
Randall S Alberte, Arlington, VA (US);
James S Todd, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Phillip Crews, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignees:
ARCH Development Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428 68 ; 4284111 ; 428543 ; 428907 ; 422-6 ; 558 20 ; 558 37 ;
Abstract
p-Sulfoxy cinnamic acid isolated from methanolic extracts of the eelgrass Zostera marina having significant antifouling aquatic properties. p-Sulfoxy cinnamic acid was synthesized in the laboratory from p-coumaric acid, and antifouling activity was identical to the natural compound in laboratory bioassays. In addition, sulfate esters of other phenolic acids showed similar antifouling activity, suggesting that the sulfate ester was responsible for the antifouling effect.