文摘
Eight new eunicellin-based diterpenoids, klymollins A鈥揌 (1鈥?b>8), were isolated during the chemical investigation of the soft coral Klyxum molle from Taiwan waters. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis. The absolute configuration of 4 was determined by Mosher鈥檚 method. Bioassays of the new metabolites showed that compounds 3鈥?b>8 displayed significant in vitro anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting the expression of the iNOS protein, and compounds 3, 4, and 6鈥?b>8 also could effectively reduce the accumulation of COX-2 protein in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophage cells.