[Steroidal compounds from the Pacific starfish Mithrodia clavigera and their toxic properties against human melanoma cells]

Bioorg Khim. 2012 Sep-Oct;38(5):591-6. doi: 10.1134/s1068162012050093.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The new sulfated polyhydroxysteroid has been isolated from the Pacific starfish Mithrodia clavigera, collected from Maldives Islands and named as mitrotriol (I, Na-salt of (20S)-3beta,6alpha,20-trihydroxy-5alpha-cholest-9(11)-ene 3-O-sulfate). In addition six previously known compounds, including glycosides: echinasteroside B, granulatoside A, linckoside K, forbeside L and thornasterol sulfate A and cholesterol sulfate were isolated and identified. The structure of mitrotriol was elucidated by spectroscopic methods (mainly 2D NMR: 1H, 13C, DEPT, COSY-45, NOESY, HSQC and HMBC) and mass-spectrometry. For selected compounds, concentrations that showed cytotoxic activity against melanoma cells SK-MEL-28, SK-MEL-5 and RPMI-7951 were determined.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents* / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents* / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents* / pharmacology
  • Cytotoxins* / chemistry
  • Cytotoxins* / isolation & purification
  • Cytotoxins* / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Melanoma / drug therapy*
  • Melanoma / metabolism
  • Melanoma / pathology
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Starfish / chemistry*
  • Steroids* / chemistry
  • Steroids* / isolation & purification
  • Steroids* / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Cytotoxins
  • Steroids