Natural Products from Octocorals of the Genus Dendronephthya (Family Nephtheidae)

Molecules. 2020 Dec 16;25(24):5957. doi: 10.3390/molecules25245957.

Abstract

In this review, 170 natural substances, including steroid, diterpenoid, sesquiterpenoid, peptide, prostaglandin, base, chlorolipid, bicyclolactone, amide, piperazine, polyketide, glycerol, benzoic acid, glycyrrhetyl amino acid, hexitol, pentanoic acid, aminoethyl ester, octadecanone, alkaloid, and a 53-kD allergenic component from octocorals belonging to genus Dendronephthya, were listed. Some of these compounds displayed potential bioactivities.

Keywords: Dendronephthya; natural compound; octocoral; steroid.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Allergens / chemistry
  • Allergens / metabolism
  • Amino Acids / chemistry
  • Amino Acids / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Anthozoa / metabolism*
  • Biological Products / chemistry*
  • Biological Products / metabolism
  • Prostaglandins / chemistry
  • Prostaglandins / metabolism
  • Steroids / chemistry
  • Steroids / metabolism
  • Terpenes / chemistry
  • Terpenes / metabolism

Substances

  • Allergens
  • Amino Acids
  • Biological Products
  • Prostaglandins
  • Steroids
  • Terpenes