Asterosaponins from the starfish Culcita novaeguineae and their bioactivities

Fitoterapia. 2006 Jan;77(1):28-34. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2005.07.009. Epub 2005 Oct 19.

Abstract

Bioassay-guided fractionation of the n-BuOH extract of the starfish Culcita novaeguineae resulted in the isolation of one new sulfated steroidal glycoside (asterosaponin) (1), along with three known asterosaponins, thornasteroside A (2), marthasteroside A(1) (3) and regularoside A (4), as active compounds causing morphological abnormality of Pyricularia oryzae mycelia. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectral studies and chemical evidences. All the saponins showed moderate cytotoxicity against cancer cell lines K-562 and BEL-7402.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Ascomycota / drug effects
  • Biological Assay
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods
  • Molecular Structure
  • Saponins / chemistry*
  • Saponins / isolation & purification*
  • Saponins / toxicity
  • Starfish / chemistry*
  • Sterols / chemistry
  • Sterols / isolation & purification
  • Sterols / toxicity
  • Toxicity Tests / methods

Substances

  • Saponins
  • Sterols
  • mathasteroside A1
  • regularoside A
  • thornasteroside A
  • marthasterone