Bioactive marine prostanoids from octocoral Clavularia viridis

Yun Sheng Lin, Ashraf Taha Khalil, Shih Hwa Chiou, Yuh Chi Kuo, Yuan Bin Cheng, Chia Ching Liaw, Ya Ching Shen*

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Abstract

Chemical investigation of the nonpolar extract of soft coral Clavularia viridis resulted in isolation of five new prostanoids, designated as claviridic acids A-E (1-5, resp.), in addition to the known clavulones I-III. Their structures were determined on the basis of spectroscopic techniques, especially HR-ESI-MS, CD, and 2D-NMR experiments. The isolated marine prostanoids exhibited potent inhibitory effect on PHA-induced proliferation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), as well as significant cytotoxic activity against human gastric cancer cells (AGS).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)784-792
Number of pages9
JournalChemistry and Biodiversity
Volume5
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008

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