New briaranes from the octocorals Briareum excavatum (Briareidae) and Junceella fragilis (Ellisellidae)

Ping Jyun Sung*, Mei Ru Lin, Yin Di Su, Michael Y. Chiang, Wan Ping Hu, Jui Hsin Su, Mo Chih Cheng, Tsong Long Hwang, Jyh Horng Sheu

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Abstract

Six 12-hydroxybriaranes, including four new diterpenoids, briaexcavatins I-L (1-4), and two known metabolites, excavatolides C (5) and E (6), have been isolated from the cultured scleraxonia Briareum excavatum. In addition, the gorgonian coral Junceella fragilis yielded a new chlorinated briarane, fragilide C (10). The structures of above compounds were determined by spectroscopic methods and the structures of 5 and 6 were further confirmed by X-ray data analysis for the first time. The absolute configuration of 6 was elucidated by chemical conversion. Some of these briaranes have displayed inhibitory effects on superoxide anion generation by human neutrophils.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2596-2604
Number of pages9
JournalTetrahedron
Volume64
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 03 2008

Keywords

  • Briaexcavatin
  • Briarane
  • Briareum excavatum
  • Fragilide
  • Junceella fragilis
  • Superoxide anion

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