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Table 4 List of 25 promising natural product compounds isolated from octocorals, showing the diversity of chemical compounds with various pharmaceutically relevant activities produced by a range of different octocoral species

From: Host-microbe interactions in octocoral holobionts - recent advances and perspectives

Activity

Compound

Chemical

Origin

Region

Ref

Anti-inflammatory

Austrasulfone

Sulfone

Cladiella australis

Taiwan

[258]

Simplexin E

Diterpenoid

Klyxum simplex

Taiwan

[259]

Crassumolides A and C

Terpenoid

Lobophytum crassum

Taiwan

[260]

Ergostanoids 1 and 3

Ergostanoid

Nephthea erecta

Taiwan

[261]

Paralemnolin Q and S

Sesquiterpenoid

Paralemnalia thyrsoides

Taiwan

[262]

Lobocrassin B

Cembranoid

Lobophytum crassum

Taiwan

[263]

Antitumor

Polyoxygenated gorgosterol (2–4)

Steroid

Isis hippuris

Japan

[264]

Clavulones

Prostanoid

Clavularia viridis

Taiwan

[265]

Bis(pseudopterane) amine

Dialkylamine

Antillogorgia acerosa

Bahamas

[266]

Klysimplexin B and H

Diterpenoid

Klyxum simplex

Taiwan

[267]

13-acetoxysarcophytoxide

Cembranoid

Lobophytum crassum

Taiwan

[268]

Capilloquinol

Farnesyl quinoid

Sinularia capillosa

Taiwan

[269]

Antimicrobial

Curcuphenol

Terpenoid

Antillogorgia rigida

USA

[270]

Lipids

Polyketide

Sinularia sp.

Russia

[271]

Pseudopterosin X

Diterpenoid

Antillogorgia elisabethae

USA

[272]

Antiviral

Durumolide Q

Cembranoid

Lobophytum durum

Taiwan

[273]

Lobohedleolide

Diterpenoid

Lobophytum sp.

Philippines

[274]

Antituberculosis

Bipinnapterolide

Terpenoid

Antillogorgia bipinnata

USA

[275]

Homopseudopteroxazole

Diterpenoid

Antillogorgia elisabethae

USA

[276]

Antimalaria

Aberrarone

Diterpenoid

Antillogorgia elisabethae

Colombia

[277]

Dolabellane

Diterpenoid

Eunicea sp.

Colombia

[278]

Anti-fouling

Homarine

Pyridine

Leptogorgia setacea

USA

[279]

11-episinulariolide

Diterpenoid

Sinularia flexibilis

Australia

[280]

Isogosterones A–D

Steroid

Dendronephthya sp.

Japan

[281]

3β-methoxyguaian-10(14)-en-2β-ol

Sesquiterpenoid

Echinogorgia pseudosassapo

Taiwan

[282]