Chem Biodivers 2006 Jul 01;37:807-17. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.200690083.

Cytotoxic sulfated triterpene glycosides from the sea cucumber Pseudocolochirus violaceus.

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Bioassay-guided fractionation of the active BuOH extract of the sea cucumber Pseudocolochirus violaceus resulted in the isolation of three new sulfated triterpene glycosides, i.e., violaceusides I, II, and III (1-3, resp.), as active compounds causing morphological abnormality of Pyricularia oryzae mycelia. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods including 2D-NMR and MS experiments, as well as chemical evidence. Compounds 1-3 exhibit the same structural features, i.e., the presence of a 16-oxo group in the holostane-type triterpene aglycone with the C(7)=C(8) bond, but differ in the side chains and the tetrasaccharide moieties. Compound 1 possesses one sulfate group, while 2 and 3 are disulfated glycosides. All the glycosides showed significant in vitro cytotoxicities against human gastric cancer MKN-45 and human colon cancer HCT-116 cells.

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Genes referenced: LOC100887844 LOC593824