Isolation of a new cytotoxic polyhydroxysterol from the South China Sea soft coral Sinularia sp. |
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Authors: | Huan Sun Fen Liu Mei-Ran Feng Qi Peng Xiao-Jian Liao Ting-Ting Liu |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, P.R. China |
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Abstract: | A new polyhydroxysterol, (22E)-24-methylenecholestane-22-ene-3β,5α,6β-triol (1), together with four known analogues (2–5) were isolated from the South China Sea soft coral Sinularia sp. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analyses and comparison with previously reported data. All these compounds exhibited cytotoxic effect against both HepG2 and HeLa cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 8.36 to 37.30 μM. Preliminary structure–activity relationship study identified that the presence of double bonds in the side chains of these polyhydroxysterols significantly reduced the biological effect obtained. |
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Keywords: | Soft coral Sinularia sp. sterols cytotoxicity |
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