Abstract

A novel sesquiterpenoid, rumphellaoic acid A (1), was isolated from the gorgonian coral Rumphella antipathies, and was found to possess a carbon skeleton that was obtained for the first time from a natural sources. The structure of 1 was elucidated by spectroscopic methods and this compound and was found to exert a moderate inhibitory effect on the release of elastase by human neutrophils.

Details

Title
Rumphellaoic Acid A, a Novel Sesquiterpenoid from the Formosan Gorgonian Coral Rumphella antipathies
Author
Chung, Hsu-Ming; Wang, Wei-Hsien; Hwang, Tsong-Long; Fang, Lee-Shing; Wen, Zhi-Hong; Chen, Jih-Jung; Wu, Yang-Chang; Sung, Ping-Jyun
Pages
5856-5863
Publication year
2014
Publication date
2014
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
16603397
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1645202324
Copyright
Copyright MDPI AG 2014