Three new briaran diterpenes,
2β-acetoxy-2-(debutyryloxy)stecholide E (3),
9-deacetylstylatulide
lactone (4), and 4β-acetoxy-9-deacetylstylatulide
lactone (5), and two known diterpenes,
brianthein W (1) and 9-deacetylbriareolide H
(2), have been isolated from a Briareum sp.
of
gorgonian. The structures and relative stereochemistry of these
compounds were determined
by spectroscopic and chemical methods. Diterpenes
2−4 and the corresponding 9-acetyl
derivatives 6, 7, and 12 exhibited
cytotoxicity toward various cancer cell lines.
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