Muricenones A and B: New degraded pregnanes from a gorgonian of the genus Muricea

The gorgonian Muricea sp. contains two new degraded pregnanes, muricenones A (1) and B (2), whose structures have been defined by spectroscopic analysis. The uncommon carbon framework of muricenones may be biosynthetically derived by oxidative cleavage and loss of one carbon atom of the A-ring of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Ortega, MJ, Zubia, E, Carballo, JL, Salva, J, Rodríguez, S
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:México
Institución:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Sistema de Información de la Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.fciencias.unam.mx:11154/2509
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11154/2509
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Chemistry, Organic
natural products
octocorals
steroids
structure elucidation
cytotoxicity
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Sumario:The gorgonian Muricea sp. contains two new degraded pregnanes, muricenones A (1) and B (2), whose structures have been defined by spectroscopic analysis. The uncommon carbon framework of muricenones may be biosynthetically derived by oxidative cleavage and loss of one carbon atom of the A-ring of the steroidal nucleus. The new compounds, I and 2, isolated from Muricea sp., selectively inhibit the growth of the A-549 human lung carcinoma cell line. ((C) Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2002).