Two new verticillane-type diterpenoids from the formosan soft coral Cespitularia hypotentaculata

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2010 Jun;58(6):848-51. doi: 10.1248/cpb.58.848.

Abstract

Chemical investigations of the Formosan soft coral Cespitularia hypotentaculata ROXAS led to the isolation of two new verticillane diterpenoids, cespitularins R and S (1, 2), along with seven known compounds (3-9). The structures of these isolated compounds were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis and by comparison with those of reported in literature. The anti-inflammatory activity using RAW 264.7 macrophages of compounds 1-9 were evaluated in vitro.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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*
  • Macrophages / drug effects*
  • Macrophages / immunology

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Diterpenes