New bioactive steroids from the soft coral Klyxum flaccidum

Chia Ruei Tsai, Chiung Yao Huang, Bo Wei Chen, Yi Ying Tsai, Shou Ping Shih, Tsong Long Hwang, Chang Feng Dai, Sheng Yang Wang, Jyh Horng Sheu*

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Abstract

Six new steroids, klyflaccisteroids A-E (1-5) and a new 9,11-secogorgosteroid klyflaccisteroid F (6), along with two known steroids 9,11-secosteroid 3β,11-dihydroxy-9,11-secogorgost-5-en-9-one (7) and gorgost-5-ene-3β,9α,11α-triol (8), and a known eunicellin-based diterpenoid cladiellisin (9), were discovered from the soft coral K. flaccidum. Compound 6 is the first 9,11-secogorgosteroid 11-carboxylic acid isolated from natural sources. Cytotoxicity of these compounds and anti-inflammatory activities of 1-4 and 6-9 were also evaluated. Some compounds were shown to exhibit attractive bioactivities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12546-12554
Number of pages9
JournalRSC Advances
Volume5
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

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