Secondary metabolites of a soft coral (Nephthea sp.) of the Bay of Bengal

Abstract

Chemical investigation of an extract of a soft coral, Nephthea sp. from the Bay of Bengal, showing antiviral activity against Ranikhet disease virus (in vitro) and Vaccina virus (in vitro and in vivo) afforded wax esters, cholesterol, 1-O-alkylglycerols, fatty acids and D(-)-2S,3R-2-aminooctadeca-4E, 8E-diene-1,3-diol-N-palmitate.