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SUBMITTER: Pereira RB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6628248 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pereira Renato B RB Pereira David M DM Jiménez Carlos C Rodríguez Jaime J Nieto Rosa M RM Videira Romeu A RA Silva Olga O Andrade Paula B PB Valentão Patrícia P
Marine drugs 20190603 6
Sea hares of <i>Aplysia</i> genus are recognized as a source of a diverse range of metabolites. 5α,8α-Endoperoxides belong to a group of oxidized sterols commonly found in marine organisms and display several bioactivities, including antimicrobial, anti-tumor, and immunomodulatory properties. Herein we report the isolation of 5α,8α-epidioxycholest-6-en-3β-ol (EnP(5,8)) from <i>Aplysia depilans</i> Gmelin, based on bioguided fractionation and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis, as well as ...[more]