Abstract

Two 11,20-epoxybriaranes, including a known compound, juncenolide K (1), as well as a new metabolite, fragilide X (2), have been isolated from gorgonian Junceella fragilis collected off the waters of Taiwan. The absolute configuration of juncenolide K (1) was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis for the first time in this study and the structure, including the absolute configuration of briarane 2 was established on the basis of spectroscopic analysis and compared with that of model compound 1. One aspect of the stereochemistry of the known compound 1 was revised. Briarane 2 was found to enhance the generation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) release from RAW 264.7 cells.

Original languageEnglish
Article number18040183
JournalMarine Drugs
Volume18
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020

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Keywords

  • Briarane
  • COX-2
  • Fragilide
  • INOS
  • Junceella fragilis
  • Juncenolide
  • X-ray

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