Metabolic Profiling of the Soft Coral (Alcyonacea: Anthothelidae) from the Colombian Caribbean Reveals Different Chemotypes.

The Caribbean soft coral is a rich source of erythrolides-chlorinated briarane diterpenoids. These compounds have an ecological role as feeding deterrents, with a wide variation in their composition depending on the location where the sample is collected. In Colombia, this soft coral can be found at different locations in the Caribbean Sea including Santa Marta, Islas del Rosario, and Providencia-three environmentally different coral reef areas in the south and southwest Caribbean Sea.