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Isolation of a Bioactive Sterol from the Soft Coral Lobophytum Mirabile
Author(s) -
Sheu JyhHorng,
Veh TsueyHua
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of the chinese chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.329
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 2192-6549
pISSN - 0009-4536
DOI - 10.1002/jccs.199100068
Subject(s) - chemistry , sterol , coral , cytotoxicity , stereochemistry , biochemistry , cholesterol , in vitro , biology , ecology
A cytotoxic sterol, 24ξ‐melhylcholestane‐3β,5α,6β,25‐tetrol 25‐monoacetate (1) was isolated from the soft coral Lobophytum mirabile. This polar sterol showed moderate cytotoxicity toward P388 cells.