Phrygiasterol, a Cytotoxic Cyclopropane-Containing Polyhydroxysteroid, and Related Compounds from the Pacific Starfish Hippasteria phrygiana
摘要:
The new cyclopropane-containing steroid phrygiasterol (1) and steroid glycoside phrygioside B (2), along with previously known borealoside C (2a) and (20R,24S)-5 alpha-cholesta-3 beta,6 alpha,8,15 alpha,24-pentaol (3), have been isolated from the Pacific starfish Hippasteria phrygiana. On the basis of spectroscopic analyses, using 1D and 2D NMR techniques and some chemical transformations, the structures of 1 and 2 have been established as (20R,24R*,25R*)-24,26-cyclo-5 alpha-cholesta-3 beta,6 alpha,8,15 alpha,16 beta,27-hexaol (1) and the sodium salt of (20R,24S)-24-O-(3-O-methyl-4-O-sulfate-beta-D-xylopyranosyl)-5 alpha-cholesta-3 beta,6 alpha,8,15 alpha,24-pentaol (2), respectively. Compound I inhibited the growth of Ehrlich carcinoma cells with an IC50 of 50 mu g/mL, whereas 2 induced apoptosis of the same cells (EC50 = 70 mu g/mL) and inhibited Ca-2 divided by influx into mouse spleenocytes (EC50 = 20 mu g/mL).