RT journal article T1 Contignasterines, Anti-Inflammatory 2-Aminoimidazole Steroids from the Sponge Neopetrosia cf. rava Collected in the Bismarck Sea A1 Ortega-Vidal, J. A1 Reddy, M. M. A1 Pérez-Fuentes, N. A1 Alvariño, R. A1 Burth, S. A1 Alfonso, A. A1 Vale, C. A1 Roca Virués de Segovia, Jorge A1 Mungkaje, A. A1 Botana, L. M. A1 Thomas, O. P. A2 Química Orgánica AB Sponges of the genus Neopetrosia are known for theproduction of a large diversity of bioactive metabolites.Contignasterines A (1) and B (2) were isolated as majormetabolites of the sponge Neopetrosia cf. rava collected in theBismarck Sea along with the known and highly bioactive steroidcontignasterol (3) possessing a similar oxidized aglycone.Contignasterines are characterized by the presence of a 2-aminoimidazole branched on the side-chains of the oxidizedsteroid, and 1 also contains an unusual phosphate group at C-7.The anti-inflammatory activities of these compounds wereinvestigated and revealed that all three compounds inhibited theproduction of pro-inflammatory mediators PB ACS Publications SN 1520-6025 YR 2025 FD 2025-03-07 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/36918 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/36918 LA eng DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz RD 04-nov-2026