Abstract:
:Two new eunicellin-based diterpenoids, cladieunicellins K (1) and L (2), were isolated from an octocoral Cladiella sp. The structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated by spectroscopic methods and 2 exhibited moderate cytotoxicity towards the MOLT-4 human leukemia.
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Int J Mol Scijournal_title
International journal of molecular sciencesauthors
Shih FY,Chen TH,Lu MC,Chen WF,Wen ZH,Kuo YH,Sung PJdoi
10.3390/ijms141121781subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-11-04 00:00:00pages
21781-9issue
11issn
1422-0067pii
ijms141121781journal_volume
14pub_type
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