Antifungal triterpene glycosides from the sea cucumber Bohadschia marmorata

Planta Med. 2009 Feb;75(2):168-73. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1088348. Epub 2008 Dec 18.

Abstract

Four new holostan-type triterpene glycosides, marmoratoside A ( 1), 17 alpha-hydroxy impatienside A ( 2), marmoratoside B ( 3), 25-acetoxy bivittoside D ( 4), together with two known triterpene glycosides, impatienside A ( 5) and bivittoside D ( 6), were isolated from the sea cucumber Bohadschia Marmorata Jaeger. On the basis of spectroscopic analyses, including two-dimensional NMR techniques, and chemical reactions, the structures of the new triterpene glycosides were elucidated. Compounds 1, 2, 5, and 6 exhibited significant antifungal activity against six strains (0.70 < or = MIC (80) < or = 2.81 microM).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry*
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Glycosides / chemistry*
  • Glycosides / isolation & purification
  • Glycosides / pharmacology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Saponins / chemistry*
  • Saponins / isolation & purification
  • Saponins / pharmacology
  • Sea Cucumbers / chemistry*
  • Triterpenes / chemistry*
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Triterpenes / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Glycosides
  • Saponins
  • Triterpenes