Abstract
Continuous chemical investigation of the gorgonian coral Pinnigorgia sp. resulted in the isolation of two new sterols, 5a,6a-epoxy-(22E,24R)-3β,11-dihydroxy-9,11-secoergosta-7-en-9-one (1) and (22R)-acetoxy-(24x)-ergosta-5-en-3ß,25-diol (2). The structures of sterols 1 and 2 were elucidated using spectroscopic methods. Sterol 1 displayed inhibitory effects on the generation of superoxide anions and the release of elastase by human neutrophils with IC50 values of 8.65 and 5.86 μ M, respectively. The structure of a known metabolite, pubinernoid A (3), is revised as (+)-loliolide (4).
Original language | English |
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Article number | 393 |
Journal | Molecules |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 03 2017 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Anti-inflammatory
- Elastase
- Gorgonian
- Loliolide
- Pinnigorgia
- Pubinernoid A
- Superoxide anion