Ecdysteroids from a Zoanthus sp.
A new ecdysteroid, zoanthusterone, has been isolated from a marine zoanthid, Zoanthus sp. Ten known ecdysteroids, ponasterone A, 20-hydroxyecdysone 2-acetate, viticosterone E, integristerone A 25-acetate, 2-deoxy-20-hydroxyecdysone, ecdysone, ajugasterone C, dacryhainansterone, inokosterone, and 20-hydroxyecdysone, have also been isolated. This is the first report of ecdysteroids in a Zoanthus species.
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok 10240, Thailand. apichart@ram1.ru.ac.th
Apichart
A
Suksamrarn
Aroon
A
Jankam
Bongkoch
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Tarnchompoo
Sumaitt
S
Putchakarn
D000818:Animals; D002782:Cholestenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003063:Cnidaria / Q000737:chemistry*; D004440:Ecdysone / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D026461:Ecdysteroids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004441:Ecdysterone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013785:Thailand
C466606:20-hydroxyecdysone 2-acetate; D002782:Cholestenes; D026461:Ecdysteroids; C449037:ajugasterone C; C466605:zoanthusterone; C100084:inokosterone; D004440:Ecdysone; D004441:Ecdysterone; C008999:ponasterone A