Fuscoside E: A strong anti-inflammatory diterpene from Caribbean octocoral Eunicea fusca
2011
Reina, Eduardo | Puentes, Carlos | Rojas, Juan | García, Josué | Ramos, Freddy A. | Castellanos, Leonardo | Aragón, Marcela | Ospina, Luis F.
The screen of 10 soft coral extracts collected from the Colombian Caribbean Sea in the TPA-induced ear edema model allowed us to identify Eunicea fusca extract among others as an interesting source of active compounds. The new diterpene, fuscoside E (1), along with the known fuscoside B (2), fuscol (3), (+)-germacrene D (4) and a mixture of six sterols (5–10), were isolated from this soft coral. Their structures were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy techniques. Fuscoside E (1) absolute stereochemistry was determined by chiroptical methods. Fuscoside E (1) and B (2) showed strong anti-inflammatory in the above mentioned bioassay. Additionally, fuscoside E (1) and the sterol mixture (5–10) presented antifouling activity against bacterial strains involved in surface colonization.
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