Abstract
A novel sesquiterpenoid, rumphellaoic acid A ( 1), was isolated from the gorgonian coral Rumphella antipathies , and was found to possess a carbon skeleton that was obtained for the first time from a natural sources. The structure of 1 was elucidated by spectroscopic methods and this compound and was found to exert a moderate inhibitory effect on the release of elastase by human neutrophils.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5856-5863 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Marine Drugs |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 04 12 2014 |
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Keywords
- Elastase
- Gorgonian
- Rumphella antipathies
- Rumphellaoic acid
- Sesquiterpenoid