New triterpenoid saponins from the sponge Melophlus isis.
Four new triterpenoid saponins were isolated, along with two known 30-norlanostane-type saponins- sarasinosides A(1) (1) and A(3) (2)-from the sponge Melophlus isis collected from Guam. The structures of these new compounds (3-6) proved to be 30-norlanosta-8(14),24-dien-23-ones bearing two hydroxyl groups or the corresponding methoxy groups at the 9alpha,15alpha- and 9alpha, 15beta-positions and the pentasaccharide portion identical with those of 1 and 2 at the 3beta position, by spectral, chemical, and GC analyses.
Marine Natural Products Laboratory, Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute, Ansan P.O. Box 29, Seoul 425-600, Korea.
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D000818:Animals; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011161:Porifera / Q000737:chemistry*; D012503:Saponins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D012503:Saponins; D014315:Triterpenes