New 9,11-secosterols from gorgonia Subergorgia suberosa of the Indian Ocean

Steroids. 1998 Nov;63(11):575-8. doi: 10.1016/s0039-128x(98)00065-8.

Abstract

Three new 9,11-secosterols, 3 beta,6 alpha,11-trihydroxy-9,11-seco-5 alpha-cholest-7-ene-9-one (1), 24S- (2a), and 24R-methyl-3 beta,6 alpha, 11-trihydroxy-9,11-seco-5 alpha-cholest-7,22E-diene-9-one (2b), were isolated from the Indian Ocean gorgonia, Subergorgia suberosa. Their structures were established by spectroscopic data.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cnidaria / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
  • Sterols / chemistry
  • Sterols / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Sterols