Sesquiterpenoids are a group of naturally occurring 15-carbon isoprenoid compounds that
are mainly found in higher plants, microorganism and marine life. Many of them provided …

Chemical investigations on the acetone and MeOH solubles of the soft coral Nephthea
erecta have afforded five new sesquiterpenoids (1–5), one known sesquiterpene, kelsoene …

Two new 13-hydroxycembrane diterpenoids, arbolides A (1) and B (2), along with a known
trihydroxysteroid, crassarosterol A (3), were isolated from the soft coral Sinularia arborea …

A marine soft coral species of the genus Heteroxenia collected from Mindoro Island,
Philippines yielded two cadinene sesquiterpenes,(+)-α-m uurolene (1) and a novel …

Marine invertebrates called ascidians are prolific producers of bioactive substances. The
ascidian Eudistoma viride, distributed along the Southeast coast of India, was investigated …

Three types of ent-kaurane diterpenoids were isolated from the aerial parts of Isodon
excisoides, including three new diterpenoids, 1α, 7α, 14β-trihydroxy-20-acetoxy-ent-kaur-15 …

The known compound linderazulene (1) and two new linderazulenes (2, 3) were isolated
from a deep-sea gorgonian Paramuricea sp. The structures of 2 and 3 were determined …

Xenibellols A and B, New Diterpenoids from the Formosan Soft Coral Xenia umbellata | Organic
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Soft corals belonging to the genus Xenia has been well recognized as a rich source of
bioactive secondary metabolites especially as anticancer active diterpenoids. This review …

Pentylphenols 1 and 2, cyclopropane fatty acid 3, and cyclopentenones 4 and 5, were
isolated from an ascidian, Diplosoma sp. The structures of 1− 5 were determined by …