Natural Products from Octocorals of the Genus <i>Dendronephthya</i> (Family Nephtheidae)
Yung-Husan Chen,
Yu-Chia Chang,
Yu-Hsin Chen,
Li-Guo Zheng,
Pin-Chang Huang,
Thanh-Hao Huynh,
Bo-Rong Peng,
You-Ying Chen,
Yu-Jen Wu,
Lee-Shing Fang,
Jui-Hsin Su,
Chang-Min Hsu,
Ping-Jyun Sung
Affiliations
Yung-Husan Chen
Department of Pharmacy, Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361023, Fujian, China
Yu-Chia Chang
Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, Graduate Institute of Healthy Industry Technology, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 333324, Taiwan
Yu-Hsin Chen
National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung 944401, Taiwan
Li-Guo Zheng
National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung 944401, Taiwan
Pin-Chang Huang
National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung 944401, Taiwan
Thanh-Hao Huynh
National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung 944401, Taiwan
Bo-Rong Peng
National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung 944401, Taiwan
You-Ying Chen
National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung 944401, Taiwan
Yu-Jen Wu
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Meiho University, Pingtung 912009, Taiwan
Lee-Shing Fang
Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804201, Taiwan
Jui-Hsin Su
National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung 944401, Taiwan
Chang-Min Hsu
Department of Immunology & Rheumatology, Antai Medical Care Corporation Antai Tian-Sheng Memorial Hospital, Pingtung 928004, Taiwan
Ping-Jyun Sung
National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung 944401, Taiwan
In this review, 170 natural substances, including steroid, diterpenoid, sesquiterpenoid, peptide, prostaglandin, base, chlorolipid, bicyclolactone, amide, piperazine, polyketide, glycerol, benzoic acid, glycyrrhetyl amino acid, hexitol, pentanoic acid, aminoethyl ester, octadecanone, alkaloid, and a 53-kD allergenic component from octocorals belonging to genus Dendronephthya, were listed. Some of these compounds displayed potential bioactivities.
