ECB-ART-50597
Nat Prod Res
2022 Nov 01;3621:5545-5552. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2021.2021200.
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First report of steroid derivatives isolated from starfish Acanthaster planci with anti-bacterial, anti-cancer and anti-diabetic activities.
Abstract
Chemical studies on Acanthaster planci have afforded two steroids, 5α-cholesta-24-en-3β,20β-diol-23-one (1) and 5α-cholesta-9(11)-en-3β, 20β-diol (2). Structures compounds 1 and 2 were determined with the help of spectroscopic studies. Compound 1 showed strong antibacterial activity (21.0 ± 0.06 mm) against P. aeruginosa. Compounds 1 and 2 were also active against human breast carcinoma cells (MCF-7) with LC50 values of 49 ± 1.6 and 57.5 ± 1.5 μg/ml, respectively. This bioactivity was comparable to the currently used anticancer agent, cisplatin (LC50 46 ± 1.1 µg/ml). Compounds 1 and 2 exhibited anti-α-glucosidase activity with IC50 values of 58 ± 0.8 and 55 ± 0.5 µg/ml, respectively, whereas IC50 of Acarbose as a positive control was found to be 36 ± 0.4 µg/ml in our bioassay.
PubMed ID: 34969331
Article link: Nat Prod Res