Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(10), 2036-2045; doi:10.3390/md9102036
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Bioactive Eunicellin-Based Diterpenoids from the Soft Coral Cladiella krempfi

Chi-Jen Tai 1 email, Jui-Hsin Su 2,3 email, Ming-Shyan Huang 4,5 email, Zhi-Hong Wen 1 email, Chang-Feng Dai 6 email and Jyh-Horng Sheu 1,7,* email
† These authors contributed equally to the work. 1 Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan 2 National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Pingtung 944, Taiwan 3 Graduate Institute of Marine Biotechnology, National Dong Hwa University, Pingtung 944, Taiwan 4 Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan 5 Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan 6 Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei 112, Taiwan 7 Division of Marine Biotechnology, Asia-Pacific Ocean Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
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Received: 31 August 2011; in revised form: 28 September 2011 / Accepted: 12 October 2011 / Published: 19 October 2011
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Abstract: Four new eunicellin-based diterpenoids, krempfielins A–D (1–4), along with two known compounds (5 and 6) have been isolated from a soft coral Cladiella krempfi. The structures of the new metabolites were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis and by comparison with spectroscopic data of related known compounds. Compounds 5 and 6 were shown to exhibit cytotoxicity against a limited panel of cancer cell lines. Furthermore, compounds 2, 3, 5 and 6 were shown to exert significant in vitro anti-inflammatory activity against LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophage cells.
Keywords: soft coral; Cladiella krempfi; eunicellin-based diterpenoids; krempfielins; cytotoxic activity; anti-inflammatory activity

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Tai, C.-J.; Su, J.-H.; Huang, M.-S.; Wen, Z.-H.; Dai, C.-F.; Sheu, J.-H. Bioactive Eunicellin-Based Diterpenoids from the Soft Coral Cladiella krempfi. Mar. Drugs 2011, 9, 2036-2045.

AMA Style

Tai C-J, Su J-H, Huang M-S, Wen Z-H, Dai C-F, Sheu J-H. Bioactive Eunicellin-Based Diterpenoids from the Soft Coral Cladiella krempfi. Marine Drugs. 2011; 9(10):2036-2045.

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Tai, Chi-Jen; Su, Jui-Hsin; Huang, Ming-Shyan; Wen, Zhi-Hong; Dai, Chang-Feng; Sheu, Jyh-Horng. 2011. "Bioactive Eunicellin-Based Diterpenoids from the Soft Coral Cladiella krempfi." Mar. Drugs 9, no. 10: 2036-2045.

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