A New 4α-Methylated Sterol from a Nephthea sp. (Nephtheidae) Bornean Soft Coral

A new 4α-methyl sterol, 4α-methyl-ergosta-6,8(14),22E-triene-3β-ol (1), was isolated along with cholesterol from a Nephthea sp. Bornean soft coral The structure of compound 1 was elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis and comparison of the data with those of the related compounds.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Takahiro Ishii, Hiroshi Matsuura, Zhan Zhaoqi, Charles Santhanaraju Vairappan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-09-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/14/9/3360/
Description
Summary:A new 4α-methyl sterol, 4α-methyl-ergosta-6,8(14),22E-triene-3β-ol (1), was isolated along with cholesterol from a Nephthea sp. Bornean soft coral The structure of compound 1 was elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis and comparison of the data with those of the related compounds.
ISSN:1420-3049