Hydroperoxysterols from the tunicate Eudistoma sp.

Ping Jyun Sung*, Mei Ru Lin, Jih Jung Chen, Shen Fan Lin, Yang Chang Wu, Tsong Long Hwang, Lee Shing Fang

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Abstract

Two 27C hydroperoxysterols, 7β-hydroperoxycholesterol (1) and its stereoisomer 7α-hydroperoxycholesterol (2), were isolated from the lipophilic extracts of a Formosan tunicate belonging to the genus Eudistoma. The structures of sterols 1 and 2 were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectral data analyses. Cytotoxicity of sterols 1 and 2 against a limited panel of cancer cell lines is also described. Sterol 1 show weak inhibitory effects on human neutrophil elastase release.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)666-668
Number of pages3
JournalChemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Volume55
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 04 2007

Keywords

  • Cytotoxicity
  • Eudistoma
  • Human neutrophil elastase
  • Hydroperoxysterol
  • Tunicate

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