A review of steroids from Sarcophyton species.

Nat Prod Res

b Faculty of Marine Science, Department of Marine Chemistry , King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah , Saudi Arabia.

Published: November 2016

This review reports the structural diversity of steroids from Sarcophyton species based on literature from the beginning of marine steroid research until now. There are 65 compounds studied from eight species. Most of them are polyhydroxy-type steroids of C-27-C-31 carbon skeleton. Their biological activities are highly diverse ranging from cytotoxic, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic to antiosteoporosis properties.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2015.1079187DOI Listing

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