A new 4alpha-methylated sterol from a Nephthea sp. (Nephtheidae) Bornean soft coral.
A new 4alpha-methyl sterol, 4alpha-methyl-ergosta-6,8(14),22E-triene-3beta-ol (1), was isolated along with cholesterol from a Nephthea sp. Bornean soft coral The structure of compound 1 was elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis and comparison of the data with those of the related compounds.
Ishii
Takahiro
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Laboratory of Natural Products Chemistry, Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88999 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. ishii_t@ums.edu.my
Matsuura
Hiroshi
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Zhaoqi
Zhan
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Vairappan
Charles Santhanaraju
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D000818:Animals; D037421:Anthozoa / Q000737:chemistry*; D001893:Borneo; D008745:Methylation; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D013261:Sterols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D013261:Sterols