title: Prenylbicyclogermacrane diterpenoids from the formosan soft coral Nephthea elongata.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ali Ali Hassan
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: El-Gamal
authors.forename: Shang-Kwei
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chang-Yih
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Duh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D037421:Anthozoa / Q000737:chemistry*; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D016339:Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment
chemical_list: D004224:Diterpenes