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Chemical and biological profile of Cespitularia species: A mini review
Abdelsamed I Elshamy1, Mahmoud I Nassar1, Tarik A Mohamed2
1Natural Compounds Chemistry Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth st., Dokki, Giza, P.O. Box 12622, Egypt.
Abstract:
Soft corals belonging to the genus Cespitularia have been well recognized as a rich source of bioactive secondary metabolites especially diterpenoids. This review furnishes an overview of all naturally isolated compounds from Cespitularia genus as, diterpenoids, nitrogen-containing diterpenes, sesquiterpenoids and steroids as well as biological activities of these species. Cespitularia species have been studied for their anticancer, immunomodulatory, antiviral, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory activities. This work is the first review published on this topic.

