Casbane Diterpenes from Red Sea Coral Sinularia polydactyla

Molecules. 2016 Mar 3;21(3):308. doi: 10.3390/molecules21030308.

Abstract

The soft coral genus Sinularia is a rich source of bioactive metabolites containing a diverse array of chemical structures. A solvent extract of Sinularia polydactyla resulted in the isolation of three new casbane diterpenes: sinularcasbane M (1), sinularcasbane N (2) and sinularcasbane O (3); in addition, known metabolites (4-5) were isolated. Compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analyses; the absolute configuration was confirmed by X-ray analysis.

Keywords: Sinularia polydactyla; alcyoniidae; diterpenes; soft coral.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anthozoa / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Indian Ocean
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Solvents

Substances

  • Diterpenes
  • Solvents