Cytotoxic Cembranes from Indonesian Specimens of the Soft Coral Nephthea sp.

Cytotoxic Cembranes from Indonesian Specimens of the Soft Coral Nephthea sp.

Methanol extracts of two specimens of the soft coral Nephthea sp. collected from the Seribu Islands, Indonesia, were active in an anticancer bioassay. One new (1) and four known diterpenes (2–5) based on the cembrane carbon skeleton were isolated from these extracts, as was arachidonic acid (8). The...

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Main Authors: Dianne M. Tapiolas, Catherine H. Liptrot, Anthony D. Wright, Cherie A. Motti, Hedi Indra Januar, Ekowati Chasanah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-07-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
Indonesia
marine natural products
soft coral
Nephthea sp.
anticancer
NMR
cembrane
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/8/7/2142/

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