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ECB-ART-49462
Mar Drugs 2020 Nov 24;1812:. doi: 10.3390/md18120584.
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Asterosaponins: Structures, Taxonomic Distribution, Biogenesis and Biological Activities.

Stonik VA , Kicha AA , Malyarenko TV , Ivanchina NV .


Abstract
Asterosaponins are a class of steroid oligoglycosides isolated from starfish with characteristic structures and diverse biological activities. In this review, we have attempted to combine the most important data concerning asterosaponins and give a list of these secondary metabolites with their structural peculiarities. The purpose of this review is to provide a brief but as complete as possible principal information about their chemical structures, taxonomic distribution in the marine environment, distribution in different geographical areas and depths, some properties, biological activities, and functions. Some other rare steroid metabolites from starfish, closely related in structures and probably biogenesis to asterosaponins, are also discussed.

PubMed ID: 33255254
PMC ID: PMC7760246
Article link: Mar Drugs
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