- Aminosterols from the dogfish shark Squalus acanthias
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Seven new aminosterols related to squalamine (8) were isolated from the liver of the dogfish shark Squalus acanthias. Their structures (1-7) were determined using spectroscopic methods, including 2D NMR and HRFABMS. These aminosterols possess a relatively invariant cholestane skeleton with a trans AB ring junction, a spermidine or spermine attached equatorially at C3, and a steroidal side-chain that may be sulfated. The structure of the lone spermine conjugate, 7 (MSI-1436), was confirmed by its synthesis from (5α,7α,24R)-7- hydroxy-3-ketocholestan-24-yl sulfate. Some members of this family of aminosterols exhibit a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity comparable to squalamine.
- Rao, Meenakshi N.,Shinnar, Ann E.,Noecker, Lincoln A.,Chao, Tessa L.,Feibush, Binyamin,Snyder, Brad,Sharkansky, Ilya,Sarkahian, Ani,Zhang, Xuehai,Jones, Stephen R.,Kinney, William A.,Zasloff, Michael
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