Four new briarane diterpenoids from the gorgonian coral Junceella fragilis

Ya Ching Shen*, Yu Hui Chen, Tsong Long Hwang, Jih Hwa Guh, Ashraf Taha Khalil

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Abstract

Chemical investigation of the gorgonian coral Junceella fragilis, collected by scuba diving in Taiwan, resulted in the isolation of four new briarane-type diterpenoids, frajunolides A-D (1-4), along with three known briaranes. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic studies, especially 1- and 2D-NMR as well as HR-MS experiments. The inhibitory effect of all isolated metabolites towards superoxide-anion generation and elastase release by human neutrophils in response to formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine/ dihydrocytochalasin B (FMLP/CB) was evaluated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1391-1398
Number of pages8
JournalHelvetica Chimica Acta
Volume90
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007

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