Bleaching effect in Sarcophyton spp. soft corals—is there a correlation to their diterpene content?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-12483-y
Abstract: Rising seawater temperature is one of the greatest threats to the persistence of coral reefs. While great efforts have been made to understand the metabolic costs of thermal acclimation, the exact roles of many secondary… read more here.
Keywords: bleaching effect; effect sarcophyton; soft corals; spp soft ... See more keywords
Cembranoids of Soft Corals: Recent Updates and Their Biological Activities
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DOI: 10.1007/s13659-021-00303-2
Abstract: Abstract Soft corals are well-known as excellent sources of marine-derived natural products. Among them, members of the genera Sarcophyton, Sinularia, and Lobophytum are especially attractive targets for marine natural product research. In this review, we… read more here.
Keywords: biological activities; natural products; recent updates; soft corals ... See more keywords
Invasion of aquarium origin soft corals on a tropical rocky reef in the southwest Atlantic, Brazil.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.03.014
Abstract: Non-indigenous species (NIS) can cause substantial change in ecosystems and as marine invasives they can become a major threat to coastal and subtidal habitats. In September 2017 previously unknown and apparently NIS soft corals were… read more here.
Keywords: tropical rocky; invasion; soft corals; rocky reef ... See more keywords
Soft corals assemblages in deep environments of the Menorca Channel (Western Mediterranean Sea)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102435
Abstract: Abstract Image-based research in mesophotic and deep environments of the Mediterranean Sea has significantly increased during the past decades. So far, this research has been focused on the ecology of key structuring organisms such as… read more here.
Keywords: sea; mediterranean sea; soft corals; environments menorca ... See more keywords
Semisynthesis of Dolabellane Diterpenes: Oxygenated Analogues with Increased Activity against Zika and Chikungunya Viruses.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00199
Abstract: Brown algae and soft corals represent the main marine sources of dolabellane diterpenes. The antiviral activity of dolabellanes has been studied for those isolated from algae, whereas dolabellanes isolated from soft corals have been barely… read more here.
Keywords: dolabellane; soft corals; semisynthesis dolabellane; activity ... See more keywords
Studies With Soft Corals – Recommendations on Sample Processing and Normalization Metrics
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DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00348
Abstract: Soft corals (Octocorallia) often constitute the second most abundant macrobenthic group on many tropical and temperate reefs. However, the gelatinous and leather-like nature of their tissue and their variable hydroskeleton entails a number of problems… read more here.
Keywords: tissue homogenization; soft corals; tissue; studies soft ... See more keywords
Molecular Network Guided Cataloging of the Secondary Metabolome of Selected Egyptian Red Sea Soft Corals
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DOI: 10.3390/md20100630
Abstract: Soft corals are recognized as an abundant source of diverse secondary metabolites with unique chemical features and physiologic capabilities. However, the discovery of these metabolites is usually hindered by the traditional protocol which requires a… read more here.
Keywords: guided cataloging; network guided; soft corals; molecular network ... See more keywords
Towards Sustainable Medicinal Resources through Marine Soft Coral Aquaculture: Insights into the Chemical Diversity and the Biological Potential
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DOI: 10.3390/md20100640
Abstract: In recent decades, aquaculture techniques for soft corals have made remarkable progress in terms of conditions and productivity. Researchers have been able to obtain larger quantities of soft corals, thus larger quantities of biologically active… read more here.
Keywords: sustainable medicinal; medicinal resources; towards sustainable; soft corals ... See more keywords
New sesquiterpenoids from the South China Sea soft corals Clavularia viridis and Lemnalia flava
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DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.15.64
Abstract: A detailed chemical investigation of the South China Sea soft corals Clavularia viridis and Lemnalia flava yielded four new halogenated laurane-type sesquiterpenoids, namely, isobromolaurenisol (1), clalaurenol A (2), ent-laurenisol (3), clalaurenol B (4), and the… read more here.
Keywords: south china; china sea; sea soft; soft corals ... See more keywords