Title of article
Cembrane diterpenes as chemotaxonomical markers for Sinularia flexibilis
Author/Authors
Palaniveloo, Kishneth Universiti Malaysia Sabah - Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation - Laboratory of Natural Products Chemistry, Malaysia , Ramachandram, R. Tulasiramanan Universiti Malaysia Sabah - Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation - Laboratory of Natural Products Chemistry, Malaysia , Vairappan, Charles Santhanaraju Universiti Malaysia Sabah - Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation - Laboratory of Natural Products Chemistry, Malaysia
From page
103
To page
116
Abstract
Chemical extraction of the soft coral Sinularia flexibilis collected from Mantanani Island, Kota Belud, Sabah has led to the isolation of ten known cembrane diterpenes. The chemical structures of isolated compounds were elucidated based on 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR spectroscopic data. This is the first record of chemical analysis of S. flexibilis from the waters of Malaysia. Identical secondary metabolites isolated from S. flexibilis from other regions suggest the use of these cembrane diterpenes as possible chemotaxonomical markers for this genus of soft coral.
Keywords
Soft coral , Sinularia , Mantanani Island , Secondary metabolite , Cembrane diterpenes , Chemotaxonomical marker
Journal title
Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation
Journal title
Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation
Record number
2576648
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