Xia, Z.-Y.; Sun, M.-M.; Jin, Y.; Yao, L.-G.; Su, M.-Z.; Liang, L.-F.; Wang, H.; Guo, Y.-W. Lobosteroids A–F: Six New Highly Oxidized Steroids from the Chinese Soft Coral Lobophytum sp.. Mar. Drugs2023, 21, 457.
Xia, Z.-Y.; Sun, M.-M.; Jin, Y.; Yao, L.-G.; Su, M.-Z.; Liang, L.-F.; Wang, H.; Guo, Y.-W. Lobosteroids A–F: Six New Highly Oxidized Steroids from the Chinese Soft Coral Lobophytum sp.. Mar. Drugs 2023, 21, 457.
Xia, Z.-Y.; Sun, M.-M.; Jin, Y.; Yao, L.-G.; Su, M.-Z.; Liang, L.-F.; Wang, H.; Guo, Y.-W. Lobosteroids A–F: Six New Highly Oxidized Steroids from the Chinese Soft Coral Lobophytum sp.. Mar. Drugs2023, 21, 457.
Xia, Z.-Y.; Sun, M.-M.; Jin, Y.; Yao, L.-G.; Su, M.-Z.; Liang, L.-F.; Wang, H.; Guo, Y.-W. Lobosteroids A–F: Six New Highly Oxidized Steroids from the Chinese Soft Coral Lobophytum sp.. Mar. Drugs 2023, 21, 457.
Abstract
Chemical investigation of the Chinese soft coral Lobophytum sp. has resulted in the isolation of six new compounds, namely lobosteroids A–F (1–6), along with four known compounds. Their structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic analysis and comparison with the spectral data reported in the literature. Among them, the absolute configuration of 1 was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. These steroids characterized by either the presence of an α,β-αꞌ,βꞌ-unsaturated carbonyl or an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl moiety in ring A, or the existence of a 5α,8α-epidioxy system in ring B, as well as diverse oxidation sites of side chains. The prelimi-nary antibacterial bioassay showed all compounds exhibited significant antibacterial activities against the fish pathogenic bacteria Streptococcus parauberis FP KSP28 and Phoyobacterium damselae FP2244 with all inhibition rates more than 90% at the concentration of 150 µM. And at the same concentration, compounds 2, 6–10 also displayed potent inhibitory effects against vancomy-cin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteria G7 with all inhibition rates more than 90%.
Chemistry and Materials Science, Medicinal Chemistry
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