Free sterols from the holothurians Synapta maculata, Cladolabes bifurcatus and Cucumaria sp.
2001; Elsevier BV; Volume: 128; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s1096-4959(00)00318-3
ISSN1879-1107
AutoresLjudmila P. Ponomarenko, Anatoly I. Kalinovsky, O. P. Moiseenko, Valentin A. Stonik,
Tópico(s)Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
ResumoFree sterol fractions from the holothurians (sea cucumbers) Synapta maculata, Cladolabes bifurcatus and Cucumaria sp. have been isolated and studied by HPLC, GLC, GLC-MS and NMR methods. Forty seven sterols were identified, including several rare ones. In contrast with previously studied holothurians, the presence of a minor amount of Δ7 sterols was indicated in the sterols of S. maculata. This animal contains predominantly Δ9(11)sterols as well as an abnormally high concentration of Δ5 sterols. In C. bifurcatus and Cucumaria sp., 14α-methyl and 4α,14α-dimethyl-Δ9(11)sterols were found to be the main sterol constituents. Peculiarities of sterol distribution and the relationship between sterol compositions and taxonomic positions, ecology and toxicity of the corresponding sea cucumbers were discussed.
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