Abstract
A new sesquiterpenoid, junceol A(1), as well as two known diterpenoids, sclerophytin A (2) and cladiellisin (3), have been isolated from the sea pen octocoral Virgularia juncea. The structure of metabolite 1 was determined by extensive spectral analysis. Compounds 1-3 have been shown to exhibit cytotoxicity toward P-388 cancer cells.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bridged-Ring Compounds / chemistry
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Bridged-Ring Compounds / isolation & purification
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Bridged-Ring Compounds / pharmacology
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Chromatography, Thin Layer
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Cnidaria / chemistry*
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Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
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Furans / chemistry
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Furans / isolation & purification
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Furans / pharmacology
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Inhibitory Concentration 50
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Leukemia P388
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Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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Molecular Conformation
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Molecular Structure
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Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
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Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*
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Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology
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Spectrophotometry, Infrared
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Taiwan
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Tumor Cells, Cultured / drug effects
Substances
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Bridged-Ring Compounds
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Furans
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Sesquiterpenes
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junceol A
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sclerophytin A