Polar steroidal compounds from the Far-Eastern starfish <Emphasis Type="Italic">Lethasterias fusca</Emphasis>

Nine steroidal compounds including three new steroidal glycosides, viz., sodium (24S)-3,24-di-O-(β-D-xylopyranosyl)-5α-cholestane-3β,6β,8,15α,24-pentol 15-sulfate (fuscaside A), (24S)-3,24-di-O-(β-D-xylopyranosyl)-5α-cholestane-3β,6β,8,15α,24-pentol (fuscaside B), and (22E,24R)-24-O-(β-D-xylopyranosyl)-5α-cholest-22-ene-3β,6α,8,15β,24-pentol (desulfated minutoside A); three previously known glycosides, viz., distolasterosides D₁ and D₂ and pycno-podioside A; two previously known polyhydroxysteroids, viz., 5α-cholestane-3β,6α,8,15β,16β,26-hexaol and 5α-cholestan-3β,4β,6α,7⇇8,15β,16β,26-octol; and the known sodium 24,25-dihydro-marthasterone 3-sulfate were isolated from the Far-Eastern starfish Lethasterias fusca. The structures of these compounds were elucidated by NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 196–200, January, 2008.     

Asterosaponin P2 from the Far-Eastern starfishpatiria (asterina) pectinifera

A new polyhydroxylated steroidal glycoside, asterosaponin P₂, was isolated from the Far-Eastern starfishPatiria (Asterina) pectinifera. The glycoside was identified as the 24R)-29-O-[2-O-sulfo-α-L-arabinofuranosyl]-24-ethyl-5α-cholestane-3β, 6α,8β,15α,16β,29-hexol Na salt. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1818–1820, October. 2000     

New polyhydroxysteroids and steroid glycosides from the far east starfishCeramaster patagonicus

Two new polyhydroxysteroids and five new glycosides were isolated from the starfishCeramaster patagonicus and their structures were elucidated: 5α-cholestane-3β,6α,15β,16β,26-pentol, (22E)-5α-cholest-22-ene-3β,6α,8,15α,24-pentol, (22E)-28-O-[O-(2-O-methyl-β-d-xylopyranosyl)-(1→2)-β-d-galactofuranosyl]-24-hydroxymethyl-5α-cholest-22-ene-3β,4β, 6α,8,15β,16β,28-heptol (ceramasteroside C₁), (22E)-28-O-[O-(2,4-di-O-methyl-β-d-xylopyranosyl)-(1→2)-β-d-galactofuranosyl]-24-hydroxymethyl-5α-cholest-22-ene-3β, 6α,8,15β,16β,28-hexol (ceramasteroside C₂), (22E)-28-O-[O-methyl-β-d-xylopyranosyl)-(1→2)-β-d-galactofuranosyl]-24-hydroxymethyl-5α-cholest-22-ene-3β,6α,8,15β,16β 28-hexol (eramasteroside C₃), (22E)-28-O-[O-(2-O-methyl-β-d-xylopyranosyl)-(1→2)-β-d-galactofuranosyl]-24-methyl-5α-cholest-22-ene-3β,4β,6α,8, 15β, 26-hexol (ceramasteroside C₄), and (22E)-28-O-[O-(2-O-methyl-β-d-xylopyranosyl)-(1→2)-β-d-xylopyranosyl]-5α-cholest-22-ene-3β,6α,8,15β,24-pentol (ceramasteroside C₅)). Three known polyhydroxysteroids (24-methylene-5α-cholestane-3β,6α,8,15β,16β,26-hexol, 5α-cholestane-3β,6α,8,15β,16β,26-hexol, and 5α-cholestane-3β,6β,15α,16β,26-pentol) were also isolated. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 190–195, January, 1997.     

Evasteriosides A and B and other sulfated steroids from the Pacific starfish <Emphasis Type="Italic">Evasterias retifera</Emphasis>

Two new polar steroidal glycosides identified as sodium (20R,22E,24R,25S)-3-O-(β-d-xylopyranosyl)-24-methyl-5α-cholest-22-ene-3β,6β,8,15α,26-pentol 26-sulfate (evasterioside A) and sodium (20R,22E)-24-O-(β-d-xylopyranosyl)-5α-cholest-22-ene-3β,6β,8,15α,24-pentol 3-sulfate (evasterioside B) were isolated from the Pacific starfish Evasterias retifera collected in the Sea of Japan. Five known compounds, viz., coscinasterioside B, aphelasterioside A, marthasterone 3-sulfate and (20R)-cholest-7-en-3β-ol and cholesterol sulfates, were identified. The structures of the new natural compounds were established using their 2D NMR and mass spectra and some chemical transformations.     

Structures of new polar steroids from the Far-Eastern starfish <Emphasis Type="Italic">Ctenodiscus crispatus</Emphasis>

A fraction of sulfated polyhydroxylated steroids from the Far-Eastern starfish Ctenodiscus crispatus was investigated. The main component of this fraction was identified as (22E,24R,25R)-24-methyl-5α -cholest-22-en-3β,5,6β,15α,25,26-hexol 26-O-sulfate. For the compound stereoisomeric with respect to the side chain, the (24R,25S) or (24S,25R) relative configurations were assigned to the C(24) and C(25) chiral centers. The structures of two other compounds isolated from the fraction were identified as (22E, 24ξ)-26,27-bisnor-24-methyl-5α-cholest-22-en-3β,5,6β,15α,25-pentol 25-O-sulfate and (22E, 24ξ,25ξ)-24-methyl-5α-cholest-22-en-3β,5,6β,8,15α,25,26-heptol 26-O-sulfate. Dedicated to Academician N. K. Kochetkov on the occasion of his 90th birthday. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1229–1234, May, 2005.     

Minor asterosaponin archasteroside C from the starfish <Emphasis Type="Italic">Archaster typicus</Emphasis>

A new minor asterosaponin (20S)-6-O-{β-d-fucopyranosyl-(1→2)-[β-d-fucopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-d-quinovopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-d-quinovopyranosyl-(1→3)-β-d-quinovopyranosyl}-3β,6α,20-trihydroxycholest-9(11)-en-23-one 3-sulfate (archasteroside C) was isolated from the starfish Archaster typicus collected in shallow coastal waters of Vietnam. The structure of archasteroside C was determined by 2D NMR spectroscopy and electrospray ionization (ESI) tandem mass spectrometry.     

New triterpenoid glycosides fromThalictrum minus L.

Two triterpenoid diglycosides of the cycloartane series were isolated from the terrestrial part ofThalictrum minus L. (Ranunculaceae). Genins of these glycosides are side-chain structural isomers—3-O-β-d-galactopyranosyl-29-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-9β, 19-cyclo-20(S)-lanost-24(Z)-ene-3β, 16β, 22(S), 26, 29-pentaol and 3-O-β-d-galactopyranosyl-29-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-9β, 19-cyclo-20(S)-lanost-25-ene-3β, 16β,22(S), 24ζ, 29-pentaol. The structures of these glycosides were established using 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy and FAB mass spectrometry. For Part 9, see Ref. 1. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1434–1437, July, 1998.     

Ternatine, a new diterpene alkaloid fromDelphinium ternatum

A new alkaloid, ternatine (C₂₄H₃₃NO₅), was isolated from aerial parts of theDelphinium ternatum plant. According to the¹H,¹³C NMR, IR, and mass spectra of the base and its triacetate, ternative was assumed to have the structure of 4β-methyl-7α-isobutyryloxy-11α,15β,19β-trihydroxyhetisane. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 187–189, January, 1997.     

New triterpenoid glycosides fromThalictrum minus L.

From the terrestrial part ofThalictrum minus L. (Ranunculaceae) a novel triterpenoid diglycoside was isolated. The genin of this glycoside is a new cycloartane triterpenoid. The structure of the glycoside was established on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy and FAB mass spectrometry as 22S,25-epoxy-3-O-β-d-galactopyranosyl-29-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-9β, 19-cyclo-20S-lanostane-3β,16β,24S,29-tetrol. For Part 10 see Ref. 1. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 602–605, March, 1999.     

A new phytoecdysteroid

A new phytoecdysteroid,viz, 2-deoxy-3-epi-4β, 20-dihydroxycedysone ((20R,22R)-3α,4β 14α,20,22,25-hexahydroxy-5β-cholest-7-en-6-one), named coronatasteronc, was isolated fromSerratula coronata and identified by NMR spectroscopy. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 1954–1955, November, 2000.     

Triterpene glycosides from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Astragalus</Emphasis> and their genins. LXXX. Cyclomacroside D,a new bisdesmoside

The structure of the new cycloartane glycoside cyclomacroside D, which was isolated from Astragalus macropus Bunge (Leguminosae) and is 24R-cycloartan-1α,3β,7β,24,25-pentaol 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside–24-O-β-D-xylopyranoside, was proved. Presented at the 7th International Symposium on the Chemistry of Natural Compounds (SCNC, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, October 16–18, 2007). Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 48–50, January–February, 2009.     

Inexpensive isolation of beta-D-glucopyranosidase from alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase,alpha-L-rhamnopyranosidase,and o-acetylesterase

β-d-Glucopyranosidase (βG, EC 3.2.1.21) has been isolated from some collateral activities, α-l-arabinofuranosidase (Ara, EC3.2.1.55), α-l-rhamnopyranosidase (Rha, EC 3.2.1.40), and o-acetylesterase (Est, EC 3.1.1.53), using a commercial enzyme preparation and a simple method economically sustainable for the food industry. The procedure comprises precipitation of extraneous substances by adding ethanol and CaCl₂, ultrafiltration, and adsorption, first on bentonite and then on chitosan. The results obtained were the complete isolation of βG from the above-mentioned activities, a drastic reduction in extraneous compounds, such as brown substances and polysaccharides, and a slight increase in purification.     

Separation and identification of steroidal compounds with cytotoxic activity against human gastric cancer cell lines <Emphasis Type="Italic">in vitro</Emphasis> from the rhizomes of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Paris polyphylla</Emphasis> var. <Emphasis Type="Italic">chinensis</Emphasis>

A novel steroidal saponin, along with 12 known steroidal compounds, was isolated from the rhizomes of Paris polyphylla var. chinensis. Spectral data, including two-dimensional NMR, showed that the structure of the novel saponin was 3β,21-dihydroxypregnane-5-en-20S-(22,16)-lactone-1-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→2)-[β-D-xylopyranosyl(1→3)]-β-D-glucopyranoside. The isolated steroidal compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic activity on human gastric cancer cell line HepG₂, SGC7901, BxPC3. Diosgenin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→2)[α-L-rabinofuranosyl(1→4)]-β-D-glucopyranoside exhibited the most potent cytotoxic activity among the isolated steroids. Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 556–560, November–December, 2007.     

Triterpene glycosides from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Astragalus</Emphasis> and their genins. LXXXV. Structure of cyclomacroside E

The structure of a new cycloartane-type triterpene glycoside, cyclomacroside E, which was isolated from roots of Astragalus macropus Bunge (Leguminosae), was established as 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside,24-O[(β-D-xylopyranosyl)(1→2)-β-D-xylopyranoside]-24R-cycloartan-1α,3β,7β,24,25-pentaol.     

Triterpene glycosides from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Astragalus</Emphasis> and their genins. LXXXIII. Structure of cyclomacroside A

The structure of the novel cycloartane triterpene glycoside cyclomacroside A, which was isolated from Astragalus macropus Bunge (Leguminosae) roots, was determined as 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside-24,25-isopropylidenedioxy-24R-cylcoartan-1α,3β,7β-triol.     

1H,13C NMR spectral data for α-, β-, and γ-lewisites and identification ofcis,trans, trans-γ-lewisite as a new isomer

The¹H and¹³C NMR spectral parameters of α-, β-, and y-lewisites1–5 were obtained and a new isomer,cis,trans,trans-γ-lewisite5, was isolated and identified on the basis of chemical shifts, relative intensities of the signals, and the intra-chain (³ J _hh ,³ J _ch ) and interchain (³ J _casch ) coupling constants. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1833–1835, October, 1993.     

6-Oxocorumdephine and 18-methoxyeladine,new norditerpene alkaloids from the aerial part of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Delphinium uralense</Emphasis>

The new norditerpene alkaloids 6-oxocorumdephine and 18-methoxyeladine were isolated from the aerial part of Delphinium uralense N. The structures 16β-hydroxy-7,8-methylenedioxy-6-oxo-1α,14α,18-trimethoxy-N-ethylaconitane and 6β,16β-dihydroxy-7,8-methylenedioxy-1 α,14 α,18-trimethoxy-N-ethylaconitane were proposed based on PMR, ¹³C NMR, IR, and mass spectra. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 603-605, November-December, 2008.     

Cycloascauloside a from Astragalus caucasicus leaves

The new cycloartane glycoside cycloascauloside A with the structure 20S,24R-epoxycycloartan-3β, 6α,16β,25-tetraol 3-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→6)]-β-D-(2′-O-acetyl)-glucopyranoside was isolated from leaves of Astragalus caucasicus Pall. The structure was established based on IR, PMR, and ¹³C NMR spectra and physicochemical properties of the compound itself and the products of its chemical transformations. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 359–361, July–August, 2006.     

Alpinine,A New Norditerpene Alkaloid from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Delphinium alpinum</Emphasis>

The known alkaloids deltaline, methyllycaconitine, elasine, and the new norditerpene alkaloid alpinine were isolated from the aerial part of Delphinium alpinum. The structure of the last was proposed as 1α,6β, 16β-trimethoxy-7-hydroxy-8-ethoxy-14α-propionyloxy-4β-(2″-methyl)succinylanthranoyloxymethyl-N-ethylaconitane on the basis of PMR, ¹³C NMR, IR, and mass spectra. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 469–471, September–October, 2005.     

Triterpene glycosides from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Astragalus</Emphasis> and their genins. LXXXIX. Askendoside H from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Astragalus taschkendicus</Emphasis>

A new triterpene glycoside of the cycloartane series that was called askendoside H was isolated from roots of Astragalus taschkendicus Bunge (Leguminosae). Its structure was elucidated based on chemical transformations and spectral data. Askendoside H was a bisdesmoside of cycloorbigenin C, 23R,24Rcycloartan-3β,6α,16β,23,24,25-hexaol 3-O-[(α-L-arabinopyranosyl)(1 → 2)-β-D-xylopyranoside] 23-O-βD-glucopyranoside.