Marine Drugs (Feb 2018)

Chloro-Furanocembranolides from Leptogorgia sp. Improve Pancreatic Beta-Cell Proliferation

  • Amalia B. Gallardo,
  • Ana R. Díaz-Marrero,
  • José M. de la Rosa,
  • Luis D’Croz,
  • Germán Perdomo,
  • Irene Cózar-Castellano,
  • José Darias,
  • Mercedes Cueto

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/md16020049
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 2
p. 49

Abstract

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Two new chloro-furanocembranolides (1, 2) and two new 1,4-diketo cembranolides (3, 4) were isolated from the crude extract of Leptogorgia sp. together with a new seco-furanocembranolide (5) and the known Z-deoxypukalide (6), rubifolide (7), scabrolide D (8) and epoxylophodione (9). Their structures were determined based on spectroscopic evidence. Four compounds: 1, 2, 7 and 8 were found to activate the proliferation of pancreatic insulin-producing (beta) cells.

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