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*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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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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