
Chemical examination of the Taiwanese soft coral Sinularia triangular led to the isolation of five cembrane-based diterpenoids 1–5, including two new metabolites, triangulenes A (1) and B (2). The structures of the new metabolites were determined on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis, particularly mass spectroscopy and 2D NMR (1H–1H COSY, HMQC, HMBC, and NOESY) spectroscopy. Metabolites 3 and 5 exhibited moderate cytotoxicity to human tumor cell lines CCRF-CEM and DLD-1. Furthermore, 3–5 displayed significant in vitro anti-inflammatory activity in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophage cells by inhibiting the expression of the iNOS protein. Metabolites 4 and 5 also effectively reduced the expression of the COX-2 protein in the macrophages.
Lipopolysaccharides, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Sinularia triangular, QH301-705.5, Macrophages, soft coral; <em>Sinularia triangular</em>; cytotoxicity; anti-inflammatory, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Taiwan, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, Anthozoa, Article, Mass Spectrometry, Cyclooxygenase 2, Cell Line, Tumor, soft coral, cytotoxicity, Animals, Humans, Biology (General), Diterpenes, Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor, anti-inflammatory
Lipopolysaccharides, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Sinularia triangular, QH301-705.5, Macrophages, soft coral; <em>Sinularia triangular</em>; cytotoxicity; anti-inflammatory, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Taiwan, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, Anthozoa, Article, Mass Spectrometry, Cyclooxygenase 2, Cell Line, Tumor, soft coral, cytotoxicity, Animals, Humans, Biology (General), Diterpenes, Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor, anti-inflammatory
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