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sarcophytol A
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: Twenty-carbon compounds derived from MEVALONIC ACID or deoxyxylulose phosphate.
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Other names
Norditerpenes; Diterpenes, Labdane; Diterpenes, Cembrane; Labdane Diterpenes; Cembrane Diterpenes; Norditerpenoids; Labdanes; Diterpenoids; Cembranes
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sarcophytol A
structure given in first source; isolated from a soft coral Sarcophyton glaucum
72629-69-7 2,4,8,12-
Cyclotetradecatetraen-
1-
ol, 5,9,13-
trimethyl-
2-
(1-
methylethyl)-
, (S-
(Z,E,E,E))
*Diterpenes
Cnidarian Venoms
Pharma Action
Antineoplastic Agents
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 1989;115(1):25