Molecules (Mar 2000)
Labidiasteroside A, a Novel Saponin from the Antartic Starfish Labidiaster Annulatus
Abstract
Purification of the ethanolic extract of the starfish L. annulatus led to the isolation of two sulfated glycosides and a pentahydroxylated steroid. One of the saponins contains a novel pentasaccharide chain attached to C-6 of the steroidal aglycone.
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