title: Novel steroid constituents of the soft coral Sinularia dissecta.
abstract: Chemical examination of the soft coral Sinularia dissecta furnished five steroids (1-5), which include four new polyhydroxy steroids (2-5). The structures of new compounds have been established by the study of their spectral data. Steroid 5 was a novel polyoxygenated epoxy steroid.
authors.affiliation: Natural Products Laboratory, Organic Division-I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Venkateswarlu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003063:Cnidaria / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013256:Steroids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids