Bioactive Hydroperoxyl Cembranoids from the Red Sea Soft Coral Sarcophyton glaucum

Bioactive Hydroperoxyl Cembranoids from the Red Sea Soft Coral Sarcophyton glaucum

A chemical investigation of an ethyl acetate extract of the Red Sea soft coral Sarcophyton glaucum has led to the isolation of two peroxide diterpenes, 11(S) hydroperoxylsarcoph-12(20)-ene (1), and 12(S)-hydroperoxylsarcoph-10-ene (2), as well as 8-epi-sarcophinone (3). In addition to these three ne...

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Main Authors: Abdelaaty A. Shahat, Bruce R. Whittlesey, Paul W. Paré, Fathy F. Abdel-Latif, Tarik A. Mohamed, Mohamed-Elamir F. Hegazy, Amira M. Gamal Eldeen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-01-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
Sarcophyton glaucum
soft coral
diterpenes
cancer chemo-preventive activity
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/10/1/209/

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