Chemical constituents and biological properties of the marine soft coral Nephthea: A review (part 1)

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 485-498

  Amir, Faheem ^a   Koay, Yen Chin ^a   Yam, Wan Sinn ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acyonaceae; Diterpenes; Marine corals; Nephthea; Nephtheidae; Sesquiterpenes; Steroids

Indexed keywords

24 METHYLENE 3BETA 5ALPHA 6BETA 19 TETRAHYDROXY 5ALPHA (CHOLESTANE); 24 METHYLENE 5ALPHA CHOLESTEN 3BETA 7BETA 19 TRIOL; 24 METHYLENE CHOLEST 3BETA 5ALPHA 6BETA 19 TETROL; 3BETA 23 ERGOSTA 5,24(28) DIENE 3,17,22 TRIOL; 3BETA 23 ERGOSTA 5,24(28) DIENE 3,23 DIOL; 4,5,10 7 OXO TRI NOR EUDESM 5 EN 4BETA OL; 4,5,6,10 8 OXO EUDESM 6 EN 5ALPHA, 11 DIOL; 6,10 4,5 DIOXO 11 METHOXY EDESM 6 ENE; ALBIDASTEROL; ARAMATIN A; ARAMATIN B; ARAMATIN C; ARAMATIN D; ARAMATIN E; ARMATINOL A; ARMATINOL B; CHABROSTEROL; ELONGATOL A; ELONGATOL G; ERECTASTEROID H; ERECTATHIOL; NANJIOL A; NANJIOL B; NATURAL PRODUCT; NEPHALBIDOL; PACIFICIN C; PACIFICIN H; PACIFICIN K; PACIFICIN L; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORAL; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; NEPHTHEA; NEPHTHEA ALBIDA; NEPHTHEA ARMATA; NEPHTHEA BAYERI; NEPHTHEA BRASSICA; NEPHTHEA CAPNELLIFORMIS; NEPHTHEA CRASSICA; NEPHTHEA ELONGATA; NEPHTHEA ERECTA; NEPHTHEA HAINANSIS; NEPHTHEA PACIFICA; NEPHTHEA SINULATA; NEUROPROTECTION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW;

EID: 84863771113     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v11i3.19     Document Type: Review

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