Phallusiasterol C, A New Disulfated Steroid from the Mediterranean Tunicate Phallusia fumigata

A new sulfated sterol, phallusiasterol C (1), has been isolated from the Mediterranean ascidian Phallusia fumigata and its structure has been determined on the basis of extensive spectroscopic (mainly 2D NMR) analysis. The possible role in regulating the pregnane X receptor (PXR) activity of phallus...

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Main Authors: Imperatore, Concetta, Senese, Maria, Aiello, Anna, Luciano, Paolo, Fiorucci, Stefano, D’Amore, Claudio, Carino, Adriana, Menna, Marialuisa
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4926076/