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LOVENONE, A CYTOTOXIC DEGRADED TRITERPENOID ISOLATED FROM SKIN EXTRACTS OF THE NORTH-SEA DORID NUDIBRANCH ADALARIA-LOVENI

TitleLOVENONE, A CYTOTOXIC DEGRADED TRITERPENOID ISOLATED FROM SKIN EXTRACTS OF THE NORTH-SEA DORID NUDIBRANCH ADALARIA-LOVENI
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1995
AuthorsGraziani, EI, Allen, TM, Andersen, RJ
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume36
Pagination1763-1766
Date PublishedMar
Type of ArticleArticle
ISBN Number0040-4039
KeywordsMOLLUSKS
Abstract

The structure of lovenone (1), a degraded triterpenoid isolated from the dorid nudibranch Adalaria loveni, has been elucidated via spectroscopic analysis. Lovenone exhibited in vitro cytotoxicity against human cancer cell lines.

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