Steroids of the furostan and spirostan series from Nolina microcarpa II. structures of nolinospiroside D and nolinofurosides D, E, and F

Proofs are given of the structures of two new glycosides of the furostan series isolated from the leaves of the plantNolina microscarpa S. Wats. (family Dracaenaceae). Nolinofuroside D is (25S)-furost-5-ene-1,3,22,26-tetraol 1-O--D-galactopyranoside 26-O--D-glucopyranoside (I), and nolinofuroside F is (25S)-furost-5-ene-1,3,22,26-tetraol 1-O--D-fucopyranoside 26-O--D-glucopyranoside 3-O--L-rhamnopyranoside (VII). The latter was characterized as its 22-O-methyl ether (VIII). Nolinofuroside E (IV) has the structure of (25S)-furost-5-ene-1,3,22,26-tetraol 26-O--glucopyranoside 1-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--D-fucopyranoside], which followed from the structure of the fermentation product (VI). The products of the fermentation of the above-named compounds were present in the plant in only trace amounts. Only one of them — nolinospiroside D (III) — has not been described previously. This monoside of the spirostan series is (25S)-spirost-5-ene-1,3-diol 1-O--D-galactopyranoside.M. V. Frunze Simferopol' State University. Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 678–686, September–October, 1991.     

New asterosaponins from the starfishDismolasterias nipon

Three new glycosides, D₁, D₂, and D₃, have been isolated from the Far Eastern starfishDistolasterias nipon. They have been identified by chemical and physicochemical methods as 5-cholestane÷3,6,8,15,24-pentaol 3,24-di-O--D-xylopyranoside, t-cholest-22-ene-3,6,8,15,24-pentaol 3,24-di-O--D-xylopyranoside (II), and 5-cholestane-3,6,8,15,24-pentaol 24-O--D-glucopyranoside 3-O--D-xylopyranoside (III).Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Scientific Center, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 250–255, March–April, 1987.     

Polyhydroxysteroids from the Far-Eastern starfishCtenodiscus crispatus

Four new polyhydroxysteroids, 5-cholesta-3,5,6,15,16,25,26-heptaol, 24-ethyl-5-cholesta-3,5,6,15,28,29-heptaol-29-sulfate, (22E)-24-methyl-5-cholest-22-ene-3,5,6,15,25,26-hexaol-26-sulfate, 24-propyl-5-cholesta-3,5,6,8,15,28,29-heptaol, and the known 5-cholesta-3,5,6,15,16,26-hexaol, have been isolated from the starfishCtenodiscus crispatus.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1821–1825, October, 1994.     

Structures of some lilioglycosides from the bulbs ofLilium regale

Six steroid glycosides, which gave been called lilioglycosides B, C, E, F, H, and I have been isolated from fresh bulbs ofLilium regale Wills. The structure of each compound has been determined by methods of physicochemical analysis. This is the first time that lilioglycosides B, C, H, and I, have been described; they are, respectively: (25S)-spirost-5-ene-3,27-diol3-O--D-glucopyranoside; (25R)-spirost-5-ene-3,27-diol3-O--D-glucopyranoside27-(3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarate); (25S)-spirost-5-ene-3,27-diol3-O-{[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)],[O--D-glucopyranosyl-(13)]--D-glucopyranoside}; and (25S)-spirost-5-ene-3,27-diol 3-O-{[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)],[O--D-glucopyranosyl-(13)]-O--D-glucopyranoside} 27-[(S)-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarate].Institute of Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Moldava, 2002, Kishinev, ul. Padurilor, 20. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 841–847, November–December, 1997.     

Some Pharmaceutical Properties of a New Branched Cyclodextrin, 6-O-α-(4-O- α-D-Glucuronyl)-D-glucosylβ-cyclodextrin

Some physicochemical and biological properties of a new branched cyclodextrin, 6-O--(4-O--d-glucuronyl)-d-glucosyl--cyclodextrin GUG--CyD) were investigated. Further, theinteraction of GUG--CyD with several drugs was studied by the solubility and spectroscopic methods, and compared with those of parent -CyD and 6-O--maltosyl--CyD(₂--CyD).The hemolytic activity of GUG--CyD on rabbit erythrocytes was lower than those of -CyD and ₂--CyD. GUG--CyD and ₂--CyD showed negligible cytotoxicity on Caco-2 cells up to at least 0.1 M. The inclusion ability of GUG--CyD to neutral and acidic drugs was comparable to or slightly smaller than those of -CyD and ₂--CyD, probably because of a steric hindrance of the branched sugar. On the other hand, GUG--CyD showed greater affinity for the basic drugs, compared with -CyD and ₂--CyD, owing to the electrostatic interaction of its carboxylate anion with positive charge of basic drugs. Thus GUG--CyD may be useful as a safe solubilizing agent particularly for basic drugs.     

Steroid glycosides from the starfishEchinaster sepositus

Two new steroid glycosides, which have been called echinasterosides B₁ and B₂ have been isolated from the starfishEchinaster sepositus. Using chemical transformations (methylation, hydrolysis) and also spectral methods (¹H and¹³C NMR spectroscopy and GLC-MS) the complete chemical structure of B₁ has been established as 15-acetoxy-5-cholestane-3,4,6,8,24-pentaol 24-O[O-(2)O÷ methyl--D-xylopyranosyl)-(13)--L-arabinofuranoside] (I) and that of glycoside B₂ as 5-cholestane-3,4,6,8,15,24-hexaol 24-O-[O÷(2-O-methyl--D-xylopyranosyl)-(13)--L-arabinofuranoside] (II).Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Scientific Center, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Pirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 246–249, March–April, 1987.     

Prostanoids: LXXVII. Synthetic Approaches to Sterically Overcrowded Cyclopentenones

Condensation of (±)-5-allyl-2,3,5-trichloro-4,4-dimethoxy-2-cyclopentenone with phenylethynylmagnesium bromide in THF gave (±)-5-allyl-2,3,5-trichloro-4,4-dimethoxy-1-phenylethynyl-2-cyclopenten-1-ol which chemoselectively reacted with ozone at the terminal double bond, affording (±)-2,3,5-trichloro-5-formylmethyl-4,4-dimethoxy-1-phenylethynyl-2-cyclopenten-1-ol. Oxidation of the latter with H₂CrO₄ yielded a mixture of the expected product, (±)-5-carboxymethyl-2,3,5-trichloro-4,4-dimethoxy-1-phenylethynyl-2-cyclopenten-1-ol, and anomalous profound oxidation product, (±)-2,3,5-trichloro-5-carboxymethyl-4,4-dimethoxy-1-(2-oxo-2-phenylacetyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-ol. Attempts to remove protective methoxy groups in these compounds under standard conditions were unsuccessful.     

Steroids of the spirostan and furostan series from Nolina microcarpa I. Structures of nolinospiroside C and nolinofurosides A and C

In addition to the know steroid sapogenin (25S)-ruscogenin (I), three new glycosides have been isolated from the leaves ofNolina microcarpa S. Wats. (family Dracaenacea), and the following structures are suggested for them: (25S)-spirost-5-ene-1,3-diol 1-O--D-fucopyranoside (nolinospiroside C, II), (25S)-furost-5-ene-1,3,22,26-tetraol 1-O--D-fucopyranoside (nolinofuroside A, III), and (25S)-furost-5-ene-1, 3, 22, 26-tetraol 1-O--D-fucopyranoside 26-O--D-glucopyranoside (nolinofuroside C, V).M. V. Frunze Simferopol' State University. Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 672–678, September–October, 1991.     

Studies in the field of derivatives of unsaturated phosphonic acids 21. Esters and amides of β-ethylhexoxyvinylphosphonic acid

Summary -(-Ethylhexoxy)-vinylphosphonic dichloride, diethyl, dipropyl, dibutyl, di-isobutyl, di-isoamyl, dihexyl, di-2-ethylhexyl, di-(methoxyethyl) and di(ethoxyethyl) esters of -(-ethylhexoxy)-vinylphosphonic acid, tetramethyldiamide, tetraethyldiamide and dipiperidide -(-ethylhexoxy)-vinylphosphonic acid were prepared and characterized.     

Steroid saponins and sapogenins ofAllium XIV. The structure of karatavoiside A

Summary From a methanolic extract of the inflorescences ofAllium karataviense Rgl. we have isolated a new steroid glycoside of the spirostan series - karatavioside A, which is (25R)-spirost-5-ene-2,3-diol 3-0-{[0--D-xylopyranosyl-(13)-][O--D-glucopyranosyl-(12)-]-0--D-glucopyranosyl-(l4)--D-galactopyranoside}.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 740–746, November-December, 1978. Original article submitted June 30, 1978.