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Rumphellaoic acid a, a novel sesquiterpenoid from the formosan gorgonian coral Rumphella antipathies

  • Hsu Ming Chung
  • , Wei Hsien Wang
  • , Tsong Long Hwang
  • , Lee Shing Fang
  • , Zhi Hong Wen
  • , Jih Jung Chen
  • , Yang Chang Wu*
  • , Ping Jyun Sung
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • National Pingtung University
  • National Sun Yat-sen University
  • National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Taiwan
  • Cheng Shiu University Taiwan
  • Tajen University
  • China Medical University Taichung
  • National Dong Hwa University
  • Kaohsiung Medical University

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5856-5863
Number of pages8
JournalMarine Drugs
Volume12
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 04 12 2014

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Keywords

  • Elastase
  • Gorgonian
  • Rumphella antipathies
  • Rumphellaoic acid
  • Sesquiterpenoid

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