Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(12), 2773-2792; doi:10.3390/md9122773
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Natural Product Chemistry of Gorgonian Corals of Genus Junceella—Part II

Yang-Chang Wu 1,2 email, Jui-Hsin Su 3,4 email, Tai-Ting Chou 5 email, Yin-Pin Cheng 5 email, Ching-Feng Weng 3,6 email, Chia-Hung Lee 3,6 email, Lee-Shing Fang 7 email, Wei-Hsien Wang 4,8,9 email, Jan-Jung Li 4 email, Mei-Chin Lu 3,4 email, Jimmy Kuo 3,4 email, Jyh-Horng Sheu 8,9,* email and Ping-Jyun Sung 3,4,6,8,9,* email
1 Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan 2 Natural Medicinal Products Research Center and Center for Molecular Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan 3 Institute of Marine Biotechnology, National Dong Hwa University, Pingtung 944, Taiwan 4 National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung 944, Taiwan 5 Uni-President Biotech Co., LTD., No. 31, Gongye 2nd Rd., Annan District, Tainan 709, Taiwan 6 Department of Life Science and Institute of Biotechnology, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 974, Taiwan 7 Department of Sport, Health and Leisure, Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan 8 Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan 9 Division of Marine Biotechnology, Asia-Pacific Ocean Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 10 November 2011; in revised form: 6 December 2011 / Accepted: 15 December 2011 / Published: 19 December 2011
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Abstract: The structures, names, bioactivities, and references of 81 new secondary metabolites obtained from gorgonian corals belonging to the genus Junceella are described in this review. All compounds mentioned in this review were obtained from sea whip gorgonian corals Junceella fragilis and Junceella juncea, collected from the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Keywords: Junceella; gorgonian; briarane; Indo-Pacific Ocean; South China Sea

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Wu, Y.-C.; Su, J.-H.; Chou, T.-T.; Cheng, Y.-P.; Weng, C.-F.; Lee, C.-H.; Fang, L.-S.; Wang, W.-H.; Li, J.-J.; Lu, M.-C.; Kuo, J.; Sheu, J.-H.; Sung, P.-J. Natural Product Chemistry of Gorgonian Corals of Genus Junceella—Part II. Mar. Drugs 2011, 9, 2773-2792.

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Wu Y-C, Su J-H, Chou T-T, Cheng Y-P, Weng C-F, Lee C-H, Fang L-S, Wang W-H, Li J-J, Lu M-C, Kuo J, Sheu J-H, Sung P-J. Natural Product Chemistry of Gorgonian Corals of Genus Junceella—Part II. Marine Drugs. 2011; 9(12):2773-2792.

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Wu, Yang-Chang; Su, Jui-Hsin; Chou, Tai-Ting; Cheng, Yin-Pin; Weng, Ching-Feng; Lee, Chia-Hung; Fang, Lee-Shing; Wang, Wei-Hsien; Li, Jan-Jung; Lu, Mei-Chin; Kuo, Jimmy; Sheu, Jyh-Horng; Sung, Ping-Jyun. 2011. "Natural Product Chemistry of Gorgonian Corals of Genus Junceella—Part II." Mar. Drugs 9, no. 12: 2773-2792.

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