Mar. Drugs 2012, 10(5), 1019-1026; doi:10.3390/md10051019
Briacavatolides A–C, New Briaranes from the Taiwanese Octocoral Briareum excavatum
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Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
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Department of Microbiology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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Asia-Pacific Ocean Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
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Received: 13 March 2012 / Revised: 9 April 2012 / Accepted: 28 April 2012 / Published: 2 May 2012
Abstract
In order to search for novel bioactive substances from marine organisms, we have investigated the organic extracts of the Taiwanese octocoral Briareum excavatum collected at Orchid Island. Three new briarane-type diterpenoids, briacavatolides A–C (1–3) as well as two known briaranes, briaexcavatolide U (4) and briaexcavatin L (5) were isolated from the acetone extract. The structures of these compounds were elucidated by extensive NMR spectroscopic analysis and physical data. The anti-HCMV (human cytomegalovirus) activity of 1–5 and their cytotoxicity against selected cancer cell lines were evaluated. View Full-TextKeywords:
Briareum excavatum; briarane-type diterpenoid; cytotoxicity; anti-HCMV
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Yeh, T.-T.; Wang, S.-K.; Dai, C.-F.; Duh, C.-Y. Briacavatolides A–C, New Briaranes from the Taiwanese Octocoral Briareum excavatum. Mar. Drugs 2012, 10, 1019-1026.
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