Cespitulones A and B, Cytotoxic Diterpenoids of a New Structure Class from the Soft Coral Cespitularia taeniata

Two novel diterpenoids, cespitulones A (1) and B (2), were isolated from extracts of the soft coral Cespitularia taeniata. Both compounds possess an unprecedented bicyclo [10.3.1] ring system with C-C bond connections between C-10 and C-20, and between C-20 and C-11. Their structures were elucidated...

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Main Authors: Yu-Chi Lin, Shih-Sheng Wang, Chung-Hsiung Chen, Yao-Haur Kuo, Ya-Ching Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-06-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/6/3477