Terpenoids with Antiangiogenic Activity from Formosan Soft Coral Caementabunda hypotentaculata

Hsin Huang1, Chen-Yu Yang2, Shih-Wei Wang3,4

  • 1Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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