Nobilisides A - C, Three New Triterpene Glycosides from the Sea Cucumber Holothuria nobilis

Abstract

Three new triterpene glycosides, named nobilisides A (1), B (2) and C (3), were isolated from the sea cucumber Holothuria nobilis Selenka. Their structures were deduced by extensive spectral analysis and chemical evidence. Compounds 1 and 3 are non-sulfated monoglycosides while 2 is a sulfated diglycoside. The presence of two conjugated double bonds [22E,24-diene and 7,9(11)-diene] in the aglycone of 1 is a rare structural feature among sea cucumber glycosides, while 2 and 3 possess the same 22,25-epoxy moiety as their side chains. All three glycosides exhibited significant cytotoxicity against human tumor cell lines.

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