Assimiloside A, a Glycolipid with Immunomodulatory Activity from the Northwestern Pacific Marine Sponge Hymeniacidon assimilis

J Nat Prod. 2023 Aug 25;86(8):2073-2078. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00456. Epub 2023 Aug 3.

Abstract

Assimiloside A (1), an unprecedented marine glycolipid containing a γ-lactone of 4R,16,26R-trihydroxy C28 fatty acid as an aglycon and a trisaccharide carbohydrate moiety, was isolated from the marine sponge Hymeniacidon assimilis. Its structure was elucidated by NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, chemical transformations, and ECD spectroscopy combined with time-dependent density functional theory calculations. Assimiloside A at nontoxic concentrations of 0.01-0.1 μM was shown to present lysosomal activity stimulation and intracellular reactive oxygen species level elevation in RAW 264.7 murine macrophages.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Fatty Acids
  • Glycolipids* / pharmacology
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Porifera* / chemistry

Substances

  • Glycolipids
  • Fatty Acids