Lobocrasol, a new diterpenoid from the soft coral Lobophytum crassum

Shih-Tseng Lin; Shang-Kwei Wang; Shi-Yie Cheng; Chang-Yih Duh

doi:10.1021/ol901070e

Lobocrasol, a new diterpenoid from the soft coral Lobophytum crassum

Org Lett. 2009 Jul 16;11(14):3012-4. doi: 10.1021/ol901070e.

Authors

Shih-Tseng Lin¹, Shang-Kwei Wang, Shi-Yie Cheng, Chang-Yih Duh

Affiliation

¹ Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan.

PMID: 19586061
DOI: 10.1021/ol901070e

Abstract

Lobocrasol (1), possessing an unprecedented diterpenoid skeleton, was isolated from the soft coral Lobophytum crassum. The structure of lobocrasol was established by extensive analysis of spectroscopic data.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Anthozoa / chemistry*
Diterpenes / chemistry
Diterpenes / isolation & purification*
Diterpenes / pharmacology
Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
Leukemia P388
Mice
Molecular Structure
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular

Substances

Diterpenes
lobocrasol