Soft corals belonging to the genus Cespitularia have been well recognized as a rich source of bioactive secondary metabolites especially diterpenoids. This review furnishes an overview of all naturally isolated compounds from Cespitularia genus as,

Four novel diterpenoids, designated cespitulins A–D (1–4) were isolated and characterized from the Taiwanese soft coral Cespitularia taeniata. Their structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic analyses (1H-1H COSY, HMQC, HMBC, NOESY). Compounds

In the present study, a new ceramide, namely 2S, 3R-4E, 8E-2-(heptadecanoylamino)-heptadeca-4, 8-diene-1, 3-diol (1), along with four known steroids, including 24-methylcholesta-5, 24(28)-diene-3β-ol (2), 24-methylcholesta-5, 24(28)-diene-3β-acetate (3),

Marine organisms have developed a variety of bioactive secondary metabolites [1]. Chemically, the bioactive metabolites isolated from marine animals could be divided into steroids, terpenoids, isoprenoids, nonisoprenoids, quinones, halogenated compounds,

Three new nitrogen-containing diterpenoids, designated cespitulactams A (1), B (2), and C (3), were isolated from Cespitularia taeniata May. Compounds 1–3 are novel structures having a phenylethyl amino side at C-10 and with an amide function at C-20.