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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 654-661 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Chemistry and Biodiversity |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 03 2012 |
Keywords
- Anti-inflammatory activity
- Cespitularia taeniata
- Cespitulins E - G
- Diterpenoids
- Soft corals
- Verticillane diterpenoids