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J. Nat. Prod. 2004, 67, 1650-1653
Steroids and Sesquiterpenoids from the Soft Corals Dendronephthya gigantea and
Lemnalia cervicorni
Chang-Yih Duh, Ali A. H. El-Gamal, Pei-Ying Song, Shang-Kwei Wang and Chang-Feng Dai
Department of Marine Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan ,
Department of Microbiology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan ,
and Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University,Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
A Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral
Abstract
One new cytotoxic steroid, dendronesterone A (1), two new steroids, dendronesterones B and C (2 and 3), and a known steroid (4) were isolated from the methylene chloride solubles of the Formosan soft coral Dendronephthya gigantea. Two cytotoxic ylangene-type sesquiterpenoids, lemnalol (5) and the new compound cervicol (6), as well as two ylangene-type sesquiterpenoids, isolemnalol (7) (a new compound) and 4-oxo-R-ylangene (8), were isolated from the methylene chloride solubles of the Formosan soft coral Lemnalia cervicorni. Their structures were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR spectral analysis, and their cytotoxicity against selected cancer cells was measured in vitro.
Aim of StudyAim of Study
Aim of study is focused on the separation of bioactive substances from marine organisms, the Formosan soft corals Lemnalia cervicorni (Nephtheidae) and Dendronephthya gigantea (Nephtheidae) were studied because the CH2Cl2 extracts showed significant cytotoxicity to A549 (human lung adenocarcinoma), HT-29 (human colon adenocarcinoma), and P-388 (mouse lymphocytic leukemia) cell cultures as determined by standard procedures. Bioassay-guided fractionation of CH2Cl2 extracts of D. gigantea resulted in the isolation of one new cytotoxic steroid, dendronesterone A (1), two new steroids, dendronesterones B and C (2 and 3), and a known steroid (4).
Bioassay-guided fractionation of CH2Cl2
extracts of L. cervicorni resulted in the isolation of two cytotoxic ylangene-type sesquiterpenoids, lemnalol (5) and a new compound, cervicol (6), as well as two ylangene-type sesquiterpenoids, isolemnalol (7) (a new compound) and 4-oxo-R-ylangene (8).
Aim of StudyAim of Study
Extraction, Separation and purification Scheme for Extraction, Separation and purification Scheme for soft coral soft coral Dendronephthya giganteaDendronephthya gigantea
Bodies of the soft coral Dendronephthya gigantea were freeze-dried to give 1.88 Kg of a solid
extract with CH2Cl2 (4lX3), conc in vacum
14.2 g of CH2Cl2 extract
CC, Sil. gel using n-hex. and n-hex. -EtOAc gradient, followed byEtOAc-MeOH% of EtOAc /n-hex
10% 17%
1*,2* 3*,4*
HPLC (Rp-18), MeOH-H2O (93:7)
HPLC (Rp-18), MeOH-H2O (93:7)
Sub Fr.. A Sub Fr.. B
* ED50 9.84, >100, >100, 8.93 g/ml respectively against P-388 cytotoxic cell line* ED50 >100, >100 >100 and 9.03 g/ml respectively against HT-29 cell line
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Dendronesterones B (2)
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Dendronesterones A (1)
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Dendronesterones C (3)
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(4)
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Compounds Isolated from Dendronephthya gigantea
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1H NMR of Dendronesterone A (1)
2 22,23
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COSY spectrum Dendronesterone A (1)
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(HSQC Dendronesterone A (1
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HMBC Dendronesterone A (1)
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HNMR of Dendronesterone B (2)
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FABMS of Dendronesterone B (2)
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O m/z 396 C28H44O
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1HNMR Dendronesterone C (3)
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COSY spectrum Dendronesterone C (3)
1 2 42223
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DEPT Experiment of Dendronesterone C (3)
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HMBC Experiment of Dendronesterone C (3)
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1 2 42223
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HSQC Expermint of Dendronesterone C (3)
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Expanded HMBC of Dendronesterone C (3)
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FABMS of Dendronesterone C (3)
m/z 381 (M++1) C27H40O
1HNMR of Dendronesterone D (4)
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13C NMR of Dendronesterone D (4)
1 2322
Expanded 13C NMR of Dendronesterone D (4)
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Expanded COSY of Dendronesterone D (4)
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HSQC of Dendronesterone D (4)
Expanded HSQC of Dendronesterone D (4)
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HMBC of Dendronesterone D (4)
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Bodies of the soft coral Lemnalia cervicorni were freeze-dried to give 0.42 Kg of a solid
extract with CH2Cl2 (3lX3), conc in vacum
37.1 g of CH2Cl2 extract
CC, Sil. gel using n-hex. and n-hex. -CH2Cl2 gradient, followed byCH2Cl2-EtOAc, gradientn-hex/CH2Cl2
(1:3)
Compound 7* Compounds 5*,6*
CC, Sil. gel using n-hex.-EtOAc(47:3)
Sub Fr.. ASub Fr.. C
* ED50 16.3, >50, >50, and >50 g/ml respectively against P-388 cytotoxic cell line* ED50 10.5, >50 >50 and >50 g/ml respectively against HT-29 cell line
(0:100)
Sub Fr.. B
Compounds 7*,8*
CH2Cl2/EtOAc(1:1)
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CC, Sil. gel using n-hex.-CH2Cl2 (49:1)
CC, Sil. gel using n-hex.-acetone (99:1)
Extraction, Separation and purification Scheme for soft coral Lemnalia cervicorni
OH
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2 3
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Lemnalol (5)
1
2 3
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567
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1110
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Cervicol (6)
OH
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2 3
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567
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OH
Isolemnalol (7)
1
2 3
4
567
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4-oxo- ylangene (8)
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Compounds Isolated from Lemnalia cervicorni
2D INADAQUATE of lemnalol
OH
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