title: Structure elucidation of five novel isomeric saponins from the viscera of the sea cucumber Holothuria lessoni.
abstract: Sea cucumbers are prolific producers of a wide range of bioactive compounds. This study aimed to purify and characterize one class of compound, the saponins, from the viscera of the Australian sea cucumber Holothuria lessoni. The saponins were obtained by ethanolic extraction of the viscera and enriched by a liquid-liquid partition process and adsorption column chromatography. A high performance centrifugal partition chromatography (HPCPC) was applied to the saponin-enriched mixture to obtain saponins with high purity. The resultant purified saponins were profiled using MALDI-MS/MS and ESI-MS/MS which revealed the structure of isomeric saponins to contain multiple aglycones and/or sugar residues. We have elucidated the structure of five novel saponins, Holothurins D/E and Holothurinosides X/Y/Z, along with seven reported triterpene glycosides, including sulfated and non-sulfated saponins containing a range of aglycones and sugar moieties, from the viscera of H. lessoni. The abundance of novel compounds from this species holds promise for biotechnological applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia. yadollah.bahrami@flinders.edu.au.
authors.forename: Yadollah
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bahrami
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia. wei.zhang@flinders.edu.au.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Flinders Proteomics Facility, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia. tim.chataway@flinders.edu.au.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chataway
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia. Chris.franco@flinders.edu.au.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Franco
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006027:Glycosides / Q000737:chemistry; D047332:Holothuria / Q000737:chemistry*; D007536:Isomerism; D012503:Saponins / Q000737:chemistry*; D012616:Sea Cucumbers / Q000737:chemistry*; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000737:chemistry; D014781:Viscera / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D006027:Glycosides; D012503:Saponins; D014315:Triterpenes
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