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Synthesis of novel spirostanic saponins and their cytotoxic activity
Hernandez, Juan C.,Leon, Francisco,Brouard, Ignacio,Torres, Fernando,Rubio, Sara,Quintana, Jose,Estevez, Francisco,Bermejo, Jaime
, p. 2063 - 2076 (2008/09/21)
This study was carried out to assess the cytotoxicity of several new synthetic steroidal saponins against the human myeloid leukemia cell lines (HL-60 and U937) and against human melanoma cells (SK-MEL-1). Several diosgenyl glycosides analyzed showed strong cell growth inhibition which was associated with alterations in cell cycle progression and induction of apoptosis. Studies of cytochrome c release and caspase-9 activation suggest a main role of the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis in the mechanism of cytotoxicity caused by this kind of compounds.
STEROID GLYCOSIDES OF THE SEEDS OF Solanum melongena. STRUCTURES OF MELONGOSIDES A, B, E, F, AND H
Kintya, P. K.,Shvets, S. A.
, p. 575 - 578 (2007/10/02)
Three chromatographically individual fractions, each containing tigogenin glycosides and diosgenin glycosides have been isolated by chromatography on a silica gel column from a methanolic extract of eggplant seeds.To separate the mixture of two difficultly separable glycosides into individual components, each fraction was acetylated and epoxidated, and the derivatives obtained were separated chromatographically.The tigogenin glycoside peracetates isolated were saponified, and the diosgenin epoxide glycoside acetates were de-epoxidated and saponified, to give the individual glycosides, melongosides A, B, E, F, and H.The complete chemical structure of each melongoside has been shown with the aid of acid hydrolysis, methylation, and periodate oxidation followed by a study of the products obtained.