Two new triterpene glycosides from the Vietnamese sea cucumber Holothuria scabra

Arch Pharm Res. 2007 Nov;30(11):1387-91. doi: 10.1007/BF02977361.

Abstract

Two new triterpene glycosides, namely holothurin A3 (1) and A4 (2) were isolated from the methanol extract of the sea cucumber, Holothuria scabra, with their structures elucidated from the spectroscopic evidence (1D NMR, 2D NMR, ESI-MS and HRESI-MS). Compounds 1 and 2 were found to be strongly cytotoxic to both cancer cell lines, KB and Hep-G2, with 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC50) of 0.87 and 0.32 microg/mL (for compound 1) and of 1.12 and 0.57 microg/mL (for compound 2), respectively.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Sea Cucumbers / chemistry*
  • Triterpenes / chemistry
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Triterpenes / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Triterpenes