New anti-inflammatory 4-methylated steroids from the Formosan soft coral Nephthea chabroli.
July 3rd, 2008 | by admin |New anti-inflammatory 4-methylated steroids from the Formosan soft coral Nephthea chabroli.
Eight new 4-methylated steroids, nebrosteroids A-H (1-8) were isolated from the acetone solubles of the Formosan soft coral Nephthea chabroli. The structures were elucidated by extensive NMR spectroscopic analysis and their anti-inflammatory activity was measured in vitro.
Huang YC, Wen ZH, Wang SK, Hsu CH, Duh CY.
Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.