Studies on the Formosan Soft Corals I‐Cytotoxic Cembrane Diterpenes from Sarcophyton Trocheliophorum

  • Yang‐Chang ‐C Wu*
  • , Pei‐Wen ‐W Hsieh
  • , Chang‐Yih ‐Y Duh
  • , Shang‐Kwei ‐K Wang
  • , Keryea Soong
  • , Lee‐Shing ‐S Fang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Two cytotoxic cembranoid diterpenes, (+)‐isosarcophytoxide (1) and ( + )‐isosarcophine (2), were isolated from the soft coral Sarcophyton trocheliophorum by cytotoxicity‐guided fractionation. These two compounds demonstrated potent cytotoxicity against P‐388 and HL‐60 cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)355-357
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Chinese Chemical Society
Volume39
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 08 1992
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cembrane diterpenes
  • Cytotoxicity
  • Sarcophyton trocheliophorum
  • Soft coral

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