Natural product chemistry of gorgonian corals of the family Plexauridae distributed in the Indo-Pacific Ocean

Li-Hsueh Wang; Jyh-Horng Sheu; Shih-Yao Kao; Jui-Hsin Su; Yung-Husan Chen; Yu-Hsin Chen; Yin-Di Su; Yu-Chia Chang; Lee-Shing Fang; Wei-Hsien Wang; Yang-Chang Wu; Ping-Jyun Sung

doi:10.3390/md10112415

Natural product chemistry of gorgonian corals of the family Plexauridae distributed in the Indo-Pacific Ocean

Mar Drugs. 2012 Nov 1;10(11):2415-34. doi: 10.3390/md10112415.

Authors

Li-Hsueh Wang¹, Jyh-Horng Sheu, Shih-Yao Kao, Jui-Hsin Su, Yung-Husan Chen, Yu-Hsin Chen, Yin-Di Su, Yu-Chia Chang, Lee-Shing Fang, Wei-Hsien Wang, Yang-Chang Wu, Ping-Jyun Sung

Affiliation

¹ National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung 944, Taiwan.

Abstract

The structures, names, bioactivities and references of 105 natural products obtained from gorgonian corals belonging to the family Plexauridae with an Indo-Pacific distribution are described in this review. All compounds mentioned in this review were obtained from gorgonian corals belonging to the genera Astrogorgia, Bebryce, Echinomuricea, Euplexaura and Menella.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Anthozoa / chemistry*
Biological Products / chemistry
Biological Products / isolation & purification*
Biological Products / pharmacology
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean

Substances

Biological Products