Four New 7,8-epoxycembranoids from a Chinese soft coral Lobophytum sp

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2013;61(12):1323-8. doi: 10.1248/cpb.c13-00612.

Abstract

Four new 7,8-epoxycembranoids, namely (2S*,7S*,8S*,12R*,1Z,3E,10E)-7,8:2,16-diepoxycembra-1(15),3,10-trien-12-ol (1), (2S*,7S*,8S*,11R*,1Z,3E)-7,8:2,16-diepoxycembra-1(15),3,12(20)-trien-11-ol (2), (4S*,7S*,8S*,1Z,2E,11E)-16-acetoxy-7,8-epoxycembra-1(15),2,11-trien-4-ol (3), and (7S*,8S*,15S*,1E,3E,11E)-7,8-epoxycembra-1,3,11-trien-15,16-diol (4) were isolated from a Chinese soft coral Lobophytum sp., together with eleven known analogues 5-15. The structures of the new compounds were determined by extensive spectroscopic data analysis. All compounds were tested for the inhibitory effect on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide (NO) production in mouse peritoneal macrophages (PEMΦ).

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anthozoa / chemistry*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line
  • Diterpenes / chemistry*
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Lipopolysaccharides / immunology
  • Macrophages, Peritoneal / drug effects*
  • Macrophages, Peritoneal / immunology
  • Mice
  • Models, Molecular
  • Nitric Oxide / immunology

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Diterpenes
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Nitric Oxide