“…Previous chemical investigation on Lobophytum species resulted in the identification of various cembranoid diterpenes and several steroids, glycolipids, and alkaloids; some of which showed cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory activities (Uchio et al, 1981;Chang et al, 2000;Radhika et al, 2004;Muralidhar et al, 2005;Chao et al, 2007;Fattorusso et al, 2008;Cheng et al, 2009). In continuation of our search for bioactive products from Vietnamese marine organisms (Dang et al, 2007;Minh et al, 2007aMinh et al, , 2007bMinh et al, , 2008Tung et al, 2009), the present study on the soft coral Lobophytum sp.…”