New verticillane diterpenoids from cespitularia taeniata

Jiun Yang Chang, Ahmed Eid Fazary, Yu Chi Lin, Tsong Long Hwang, Ya Ching Shen*

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Abstract

Chemical investigation of Cespitularia taeniata has led to the isolation of three new verticillanes, cespitulins E-G (1-3, resp.). The structures of these compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis, especially HR-MS and 2D-NMR techniques. Compound 1 possesses a rare norverticillane skeleton with two adjacent OH groups at C(5) and C(6), while the seco-compound 2 with an aldehyde group at C(9) results from an unusual bond cleavage between C(9) and C(10). Pharmacological studies revealed that compound 3 exhibited significant activities on superoxide-anion generation and elastase release by human neutrophils in response to FMLP/CB. A plausible biogenetic pathway for compound 2 is also discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)654-661
Number of pages8
JournalChemistry and Biodiversity
Volume9
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 03 2012

Keywords

  • Anti-inflammatory activity
  • Cespitularia taeniata
  • Cespitulins E - G
  • Diterpenoids
  • Soft corals
  • Verticillane diterpenoids

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