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Mar. Drugs 2012, 10(2), 427-438; doi:10.3390/md10020427
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Terpenoids from the Octocorals Menella sp. (Plexauridae) and Lobophytum crassum (Alcyonacea)

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Received: 8 December 2011 / Revised: 6 February 2012 / Accepted: 9 February 2012 / Published: 15 February 2012
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Abstract: A new germacrane-type sesquiterpenoid, menelloide E (1), and a new cembrane-type diterpenoid, lobocrassin F (2), were isolated from the octocorals Menella sp. and Lobophytum crassum, respectively. The structures of terpenoids 1 and 2 were determined by spectroscopic and chemical methods and compound 2 was found to display a significant inhibitory effect on the release of elastase by human neutrophils.
Keywords: menelloide; germacrane; Menella; lobocrassin; cembrane; Lobophytum; elastase menelloide; germacrane; Menella; lobocrassin; cembrane; Lobophytum; elastase
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Lee, C.-H.; Kao, C.-Y.; Kao, S.-Y.; Chang, C.-H.; Su, J.-H.; Hwang, T.-L.; Kuo, Y.-H.; Wen, Z.-H.; Sung, P.-J. Terpenoids from the Octocorals Menella sp. (Plexauridae) and Lobophytum crassum (Alcyonacea). Mar. Drugs 2012, 10, 427-438.

AMA Style

Lee C-H, Kao C-Y, Kao S-Y, Chang C-H, Su J-H, Hwang T-L, Kuo Y-H, Wen Z-H, Sung P-J. Terpenoids from the Octocorals Menella sp. (Plexauridae) and Lobophytum crassum (Alcyonacea). Marine Drugs. 2012; 10(2):427-438.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Lee, Cheng-Hung; Kao, Chia-Ying; Kao, Shih-Yao; Chang, Chih-Han; Su, Jui-Hsin; Hwang, Tsong-Long; Kuo, Yueh-Hsiung; Wen, Zhi-Hong; Sung, Ping-Jyun. 2012. "Terpenoids from the Octocorals Menella sp. (Plexauridae) and Lobophytum crassum (Alcyonacea)." Mar. Drugs 10, no. 2: 427-438.


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