Chemical Constituents and Biological Properties of the Marine Soft Coral Nephthea : A Review (Part 1)
The genus Nephthea is a member of the family Acyonaceae, subfamily Nephtheidae, and is distributed throughout the world mainly in the Indo-Pacific region. The genus Nephthea has been studied for its phytochemical constituents and these studies have resulted in the discovery of over a hundred compoun...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Tropical journal of pharmaceutical research 2012-12, Vol.11 (3) |
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Zusammenfassung: | The genus Nephthea is a member of the family Acyonaceae, subfamily
Nephtheidae, and is distributed throughout the world mainly in the
Indo-Pacific region. The genus Nephthea has been studied for its
phytochemical constituents and these studies have resulted in the
discovery of over a hundred compounds comprising amides,
sesquiterpenes, diterpenes and steroids. Corresponding biological
activities such as anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activities have also
been observed for some of the isolated constituents. Among the isolated
constituents, steroids are the most abundant followed by diterpenes and
sesqui biological activities reported for twelve species of the genus
Nephthea, namely, Nephthea albida , Nephthea armata , Nephthea bayeri
, Nephthea brassica , Nephthea capnelliformis , Nephthea crassica ,
Nephthea elongata , Nephthea erecta , Nephthea hainansis , Nephthea
pacifica , Nephthea chabrolii and Nephthea sinulata . The purpose
of the review is to draw greater attention to the potentials of soft
corals as a source of new drugs and secondary metabolites. |
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ISSN: | 1596-5996 1596-9827 |
DOI: | 10.4314/tjpr.v11i3.19 |