
Eight new cembranoids, crassarines A–H (1–8) were isolated from the Formosan soft coral Sinularia crassa. Compounds 1–3 represent the rare cembranoids with a 1,12-oxa-bridged tetrahydrofuran ring, while 4 and 5 are the firstly discovered 1,11-oxa-bridged tetrahydropyranocembranoids. The absolute configuration of 6 was determined using the Mosher’s method. Compounds 6 and 8 were found to significantly inhibit the expression of both pro-inflammatory iNOS and COX-2 proteins at 10 µM, respectively, while compounds 4–8 were found to be non-cytotoxic toward the selected human liver cancer cells.
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors, QH301-705.5, Cytotoxins, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, Sinularia crassa, Anthozoa, Article, Cell Line, Tumor, crassarines A–H, Animals, Humans, Biology (General), Diterpenes, <em>Sinularia crassa</em>; crassarines A–H; anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors, QH301-705.5, Cytotoxins, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, Sinularia crassa, Anthozoa, Article, Cell Line, Tumor, crassarines A–H, Animals, Humans, Biology (General), Diterpenes, <em>Sinularia crassa</em>; crassarines A–H; anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory
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