Distribution of Sarcophytol A in Soft Coral of the Sarcophyton Genus

Mamoru KOH; Tetsuo IWANAGA; Masahiro HATANAKA; Akio NAKANO; Kazuyuki MORIHARA; Kaoru TAKEMURA

doi:10.1271/bbb.64.858

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Distribution of Sarcophytol A in Soft Coral of the Sarcophyton Genus

Mamoru KOH, Tetsuo IWANAGA, Masahiro HATANAKA, Akio NAKANO, Kazuyuki MORIHARA, Kaoru TAKEMURA

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Keywords: sarcophytol-A, sarcophytonin-A, 2-[(E,E,E)-7′,8′-epoxy-4′,8′,12′-trimethylcyclotetradeca-1′,3′,11′-trienyl]propan-2-ol, Sarcophyton glaucum, anti-tumor-promoter

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2000 Volume 64 Issue 4 Pages 858-861

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.64.858

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Abstract

The distribution of sarcophytol-A in the Sarcophyton genus was investigated in seven samples belonging to S. glaucum (3 samples), S. infundibulifurme (2 samples), S. crassocaule (1 sample) and S. trocheliophorum (1 sample) that were collected on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture. Sarcophytol-A was present in one sample each of S. glaucum and S. infundibulifurme. This study indicates that the composition of cembranoids in the Sarcophyton genus is not related with the respective species, but with the individual samples collected.

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