Chemical and biological profile of Cespitularia species: A mini review

Soft corals belonging to the genus Cespitularia have been well recognized as a rich source of bioactive secondary metabolites especially diterpenoids. This review furnishes an overview of all naturally isolated compounds from Cespitularia genus as, diterpenoids, nitrogen-containing diterpenes, sesqu...

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Autores principales: Elshamy, Abdelsamed I., Nassar, Mahmoud I., Mohamed, Tarik A., Hegazy, Mohamed-Elamir F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Mini Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4767810/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26966562
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2015.07.003
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Sumario:Soft corals belonging to the genus Cespitularia have been well recognized as a rich source of bioactive secondary metabolites especially diterpenoids. This review furnishes an overview of all naturally isolated compounds from Cespitularia genus as, diterpenoids, nitrogen-containing diterpenes, sesquiterpenoids and steroids as well as biological activities of these species. Cespitularia species have been studied for their anticancer, immunomodulatory, antiviral, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory activities. This work is the first review published on this topic.

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