Mar. Drugs 2011, 9(8), 1307-1318; doi:10.3390/md9081307
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New Cembranolides from the Dongsha Atoll Soft Coral Lobophytum durum

Shi-Yie Cheng 1 email, Pei-Wen Chen 1 email, Hwa-Pyng Chen 1 email, Shang-Kwei Wang 2,* email and Chang-Yih Duh 1,3,* email
1 Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan 2 Department of Microbiology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan 3 Center for Asia-Pacific Ocean Research and Translational Biopharmaceuticals, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
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Received: 4 July 2011; in revised form: 13 July 2011 / Accepted: 22 July 2011 / Published: 27 July 2011
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Abstract: Chemical investigations of the Dongsha Atoll soft coral Lobophytum durum resulted in the isolation of five new cembranolides, durumolides M–Q (1–5). The structures of compounds 1–5 were characterized by the interpretation of extensive spectroscopic analysis. Compound 4 exhibited cytotoxicity against P-388 (mouse lymphocytic leukemia) cell line with an ED50 of 3.8 μg/mL. Moreover, compound 5 showed significant antiviral activity against human cytomegalovirus with an IC50 of 5.2 μg/mL.
Keywords: soft coral; Lobophytum durum; cytotoxicity; antiviral activity

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Cheng, S.-Y.; Chen, P.-W.; Chen, H.-P.; Wang, S.-K.; Duh, C.-Y. New Cembranolides from the Dongsha Atoll Soft Coral Lobophytum durum. Mar. Drugs 2011, 9, 1307-1318.

AMA Style

Cheng S-Y, Chen P-W, Chen H-P, Wang S-K, Duh C-Y. New Cembranolides from the Dongsha Atoll Soft Coral Lobophytum durum. Marine Drugs. 2011; 9(8):1307-1318.

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Cheng, Shi-Yie; Chen, Pei-Wen; Chen, Hwa-Pyng; Wang, Shang-Kwei; Duh, Chang-Yih. 2011. "New Cembranolides from the Dongsha Atoll Soft Coral Lobophytum durum." Mar. Drugs 9, no. 8: 1307-1318.

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