Corals and Their Potential Applications to Integrative Medicine

Table 1

Bioactive compounds with medicinal qualities.

Genus	Species	Molecule	Benefit	Author
Sinularia	flexibilis	Flexibiliquinone Flexibilin D	Anti-inflammation	Lin et al. 2013 [47]; Hu et al. 2013 [48]
	querciformis	11-epi-Sinulariolide Acetate; Sinularin	Anti-inflammation and anti-bone-loss; Antinociception and antineuroinflammation	Lin et al. 2013 [18]; Huang et al. 2012 [17]
	gaweli	5𝛼,8𝛼-Epidioxysterol	Cytotoxicity	Yen et al. 2013 [49]
	crassa	Crassalone A	Cytotoxicity	Cheng et al. 2012 [50]
	granosa	9,11-Secosterol	Cytotoxicity and anti-inflammation	Huang et al. 2012 [51]
	sp.	5-Epsinuleptolide acetate (5EPA)	Cytotoxicity	Huang et al. 2013 [24]
Scleronephthya	gracillimum	Sclerosteroids	Cytotoxicity and anti-inflammation	Fang et al. 2013 [52]
Cladiella	krempfi	Kremptielins	Cytotoxicity and anti-inflammation	Tai et al. 2013 [53]
Paraminabea	acronocephala	Paraminabic acid	Cytotoxicity and anti-inflammation	Chao et al. 2013 [54]
Capnella	imbricata	Capnellenes	Antineuroinflammation and antinociception	Jean et al. 2009 [37]
Lemnalia	cervicomi tenuis	Lemnalol	Anti-inflammation and antinociception	Lee et al. 2013 [55]
Echinomuricea	sp.	Echinoclerodane A	Cytotoxicity and anti-inflammation	Cheng et al. 2012 [56]
Nephthea	chabrolii	Nebrosteroids Q, R, and S	Cytotoxicity	Wang et al. 2013 [27]