Cembranoids from the Red Sea soft coral Sarcophyton glaucum protect against indomethacin-induced gastric injury.

Soft corals and their secondary metabolites represent an exceptional source of potential drugs. In this regard, Sarcophyton glaucum-derived secondary metabolites were examined for their preventive activities against indomethacin-induced gastric ulcer. Extraction and chromatographic processing of a specimen of S.