| Literature DB >> 26299957 |
Muhammad Sulaiman Zubair1,2, Khalid O Al-Footy1, Seif-Eldin N Ayyad1,3, Sultan S Al-Lihaibi4, Walied M Alarif4.
Abstract
This review reports the structural diversity of steroids from Sarcophyton species based on literature from the beginning of marine steroid research until now. There are 65 compounds studied from eight species. Most of them are polyhydroxy-type steroids of C-27-C-31 carbon skeleton. Their biological activities are highly diverse ranging from cytotoxic, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic to antiosteoporosis properties.Entities:
Keywords: Sarcophyton species; Soft coral; biological activities; steroids
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26299957 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2015.1079187
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Prod Res ISSN: 1478-6419 Impact factor: 2.861