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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2596-2604 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Tetrahedron |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 10 03 2008 |
Keywords
- Briaexcavatin
- Briarane
- Briareum excavatum
- Fragilide
- Junceella fragilis
- Superoxide anion