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night new diterpenes were isolated from Briareum asbestinum collected
off south-west Six metabolites (4) - (9) are briareolate esters while
(10) and (11) are related to the briareolides. The structures of all c
ompounds were determined by 2D NMR spectroscopy and correlation with k
nown compounds. The structure of compound 4 was confirmed by X-ray ana
lysis. Compounds 4, 7, 9 and 11 showed weak activity in the brine shri
mp bioassay. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd