Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University
Shang-Kwei Wang
Department of Microbiology, Kaohsiung Medical University
Chang-Yih Duh
Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University Center of Asia-Pacific Marine Researches, National Sun Yat-sen University
Seven new prenylbicyclogermacrane diterpenoids, pacificins K—Q (1—7), were isolated from the methylene chloride solubles of the Formosan soft coral Nephthea elongata. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis and their cytotoxicity against selected cancer cells was measured in vitro.
