D. Maharaj et al., Briarane diterpenes from the gorgonian octocoral Erythropodium caribaeorumfrom the northern Caribbean, J NAT PROD, 62(2), 1999, pp. 313-314
An investigation of the gorgonian octocoral Erythropodium caribaeorum colle
cted off the north coast of Jamaica has yielded three new briarane diterpen
es. In addition, the six known diterpenes, erythrolides A, B, D, E, F, and
I were isolated. The structures of these diterpenes were established by H-1
and C-13 NMR spectroscopy utilizing DEFT, COSY, and HETCOR experiments.