New norsesquiterpene and sesquiterpene from a soft coral of the genus Nephthea

Nat Prod Res. 2008 Dec;22(18):1605-9. doi: 10.1080/14786410701838270.

Abstract

A new norsesquiterpene nephthediol (1) and a new sesquiterpene nephthetetraol (2) were isolated with guaianediol (3) from a soft coral of the genus Nephthea. Their structures were deduced on the basis of spectroscopic methods.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anthozoa / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Sesquiterpenes
  • guaianediol
  • nephthediol
  • nephthetetraol