New steroids from the soft coral Nephthea chabrolii

Mar Drugs. 2013 Feb 22;11(2):571-80. doi: 10.3390/md11020571.

Abstract

A new cytotoxic 19-oxygenated steroid, nebrosteroid Q(1) and two new cytotoxic 19-norergosterols, nebrosteroids R and S (2 and 3) were isolated from the soft coral Nephthea chabrolii collected at San-Hsian-Tai. The structures of nebrosteroids Q-S (1-3) were elucidated by spectral analysis, and their cytotoxicity against selected cancer cells as well as antiviral activity against human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) were measured in vitro.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anthozoa / chemistry
  • Anthozoa / metabolism*
  • Antiviral Agents / chemistry
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology
  • Cell Line
  • Humans
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Steroids / chemistry
  • Steroids / metabolism*

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Steroids
  • nebrosteroid Q
  • nebrosteroid R
  • nebrosteroid S