Terpenoids from Marine Soft Coral of the Genus Lemnalia: Chemistry and Biological Activities
Qihao Wu,
Jiadong Sun,
Jianwei Chen,
Huawei Zhang,
Yue-Wei Guo,
Hong Wang
Affiliations
Qihao Wu
College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
Jiadong Sun
Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20878, USA
Jianwei Chen
College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
Huawei Zhang
College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
Yue-Wei Guo
College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
Hong Wang
College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
Lemnalia is one of the most widely-distributed marine soft coral in tropical oceans and is known to produce novel terpenoids with a broad spectrum of biological activities. This review provides the first comprehensive overview of terpenoids produced by soft coral Lemnalia since their first discovery in 1974.
