One Alkenylphenol and Steroids from the Aquatic Plant Monochoria Vaginalis

Two new compounds have been isolated from the whole plant of Monochoria vaginalis and characterized as: (10Z)‐1‐(2,6‐dihydroxyphenyl)octadec‐10‐en‐1‐one ( 1 ) (20R, 24R)‐campest‐5‐ene‐3β, 4β‐diol ( 2 ) together with nine known ones. The structures of these compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectral data and chemical evidence.     

Different approaches toward an automatic structural alignment of drug molecules: Applications to sterol mimics,thrombin and thermolysin inhibitors

Summary A relative comparison of the binding properties of different drug molecules requires their mutual superposition with respect to various alignment criteria. In order to validate the results of different alignment methods, the crystallographically observed binding geometries of ligands in the pocket of a common protein receptor have been used. The alignment function in the program SEAL that calculates the mutual superposition of molecules has been optimized with respect to these references. Across the reference data set, alignments could be produced that show mean rms deviations of approximately 1 Å compared to the experimental situation. For structures with obvious skeletal similarities a multiple-flexible fit, linking common pharmacophoric groups by virtual springs, has been incorporated into the molecular mechanics program MOMO. In order to combine conformational searching with comparative alignments, the optimized SEAL approach has been applied to sets of conformers generated by MIMUMBA, a program for conformational analysis. Multiple-flexible fits have been calculated for inhibitors of ergosterol biosynthesis. Sets of different thrombin and thermolysin inhibitors have been conformationally analyzed and subsequently aligned by a combined MIMUMBA/SEAL approach. Since for these examples crystallographic data on their mutual alignment are available, an objective assessment of the computed results could be performed. Among the generated conformers, one geometry could be selected for the thrombin and thermolysin inhibitors that approached reasonably well the experimentally observed alignment.     

圆裂短足软珊瑚Cladiella krempfi中的甾醇苷

软珊瑚中富含各种萜类、甾类和糖苷[1～ 3] .Christopher[4 ] 和 Bheemasankara[5] 等先后对圆裂短足软珊瑚 Cladiella krempfi中的次生代谢产物进行了研究 ,先后分离得到 5个西松烷二萜 .本文报道从广西涠洲半岛采集的圆裂短足软珊瑚 Cladiella krempfi中首次分离得到 2个甾醇苷 1和 2 ,其中 1是新化合物 .化合物 2曾从南中国海的豆荚软珊瑚 Lobophyton sp.中分离得到 ,它对人体鼻咽癌 (Cne 2 )和肝癌 (Pep-G2 )细胞生长有抑制作用[6 ] .化合物 1和 2的结构如下 :1　结果与讨论化合物 1经 Liebermann-Burchard试验呈甾醇正颜色反应 ,M…     

Chemical Components from Leontopodium Nanum

Phytochemical investigation of the whole plant of Leontopodium nanum afforded a new coumarin named leontonanin ( 1 ), together with six known compounds, umbelliferone ( 2 ), 3,4′, 7‐trihydroxyflavone ( 3 ), oleanolic acid ( 4 ), β‐sitosterol ( 5 ), daucosterol ( 6 ) and stearic acid ( 7 ). The structure of compound ( 1 ) was elucidated by spectroscopic methods including 2D‐NMR techniques.     

Studies on the Steroids of Marine Sponge(Ⅳ)──Steroids from the Marine Sponge Biemna Sp.

Reported here is identification of a 7-en-sterol and a 5-en-sterol which containsa cyclopropane ring in its side chain and is separated from the South China Seasponge Biemna sp..This leads to the isolation and identification of twelve sterols inthis marine sponge by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)analysis.The occurrence of 7-en-sterol and 5-en-sterol with a cyclopropane ring inits side chain from the south China Sea sponge was first reported here.     

Analysis of sterols in vegetable oils using off-line SFC/capillary GC-MS

Summary The analysis of sterols in vegetable oils by off-line SFC followed by capillary GC-MS is described. The fractionation of the sterols from the complex oil matrix is achieved by SFC on aminopropyl silicagel in less than 8 minutes. Injection and collection of the sterol fraction is fully automated and time controlled. The sterols are analysed without derivatisation by capillary GC-MS. Identification is performed by full scan electron ionisation and quantitation is carried out by extracted ion chromatography at m/e 107, with cholesterol as internal standard. The analyses of the sterols from the sunflower oil and two olive oils illustrate the possibilities of the method.     

高效液相色谱-蒸发光散射检测器测定五种甾醇含量

建立了一种采用高效液相色谱－蒸发光散射检测器分离、测定五种甾醇含量的方法。该方法采用Supecol Discovery C18色谱柱，以甲醇作流动相，在75－5920ng/L范围内，甾醇峰面积的对数值与其含量对数值间有良好的线性关系，相关系数r的0.9983以上，相对标准偏差RSD小于0.45%，甾醇的平均回收率为98.3%－101％。该法简便，快速，准确可靠。     

Second-generation synthesis of endogenous sperm-activating and attracting factor (SAAF) isolated from the ascidian Ciona intestinalis

Stereoselective synthesis of the chemoattractant sperm-activating and attracting factor (SAAF), isolated from the eggs of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis, was achieved via reductive 1,3-transposition of an allylic alcohol and the axial opening of an epoxide as key steps. This second-generation synthesis improved the total yield of SAAF over that of the first-generation synthesis and provided a key intermediate for synthesizing molecular probes of SAAF.     

FTIR-determination of sterols from the red alga Asparagopsis armata: Comparative studies with HPLC

An analytical procedure was developed for the determination of the total amount of sterols in the red alga Asparagopsis armata, globally determined as cholesterol, which is the major sterol contained in red algae. Samples, previously saponified with KOH were preconcentrated on DSC-18 solid phase cartridges (SPE) and eluted with dichloromethane stabilized with β-amylene. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry was employed for selective detection at 1049 cm⁻¹ with a baseline established between 1000 and 1079 cm⁻¹. The results were compared to those obtained by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The concentration obtained in actual samples from alga was 3.37% (w/w) by FTIR and 3.30% (w/w) by HPLC, showing a good comparability between the two methods.     

Synthesis and identification of an endogenous sperm activating and attracting factor isolated from eggs of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis; an example of nanomolar-level structure elucidation of novel natural compound

A sperm-activating and attracting factor (SAAF) was isolated from the eggs of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis, and its structure was deduced with only approximately 4 μg of the specimen. Based upon the proposed structure, two epimers were synthesized from chenodeoxycholic acid in 16 steps. Comparison between synthetic and natural compounds led to the unambiguous structure determination of SAAF to be (3R,4R,7R,25S)-3,4,7,26-tetrahydroxycholestane-3,26-disulfate. The synthetic pure specimen was also utilized to confirm that both sperm-activation and attraction were elicited by a single compound.