RT Journal Article T1 Poecillastrosides, Steroidal Saponins from the Mediterranean Deep-Sea Sponge Poecillastra compressa (Bowerbank, 1866) A1 Calabro, Kevin A1 Kalahroodi, Elaheh Lotfi A1 Rodrigues, Daniel A1 Diaz, Caridad A1 de la Cruz, Mercedes A1 Cautain, Bastien A1 Laville, Remi A1 Reyes, Fernando A1 Perez, Thierry A1 Soussi, Bassam A1 Thomas, Olivier P. K1 sponge K1 saponins K1 deep-sea K1 Poecillastra compressa K1 Starfish certonardoa-semiregularis K1 Water marine sponge K1 Triterpenoid saponins K1 Side-chain K1 A-c K1 Pandaros-acanthifolium K1 Asteropus-sarasinosum K1 Erylus-lendenfeldi K1 Ectyoplasia-ferox K1 Mycale-laxissima AB The first chemical investigation of the Mediterranean deep-sea sponge Poecillastra compressa (Bowerbank, 1866) led to the identification of seven new steroidal saponins named poecillastrosides A-G (1-7). All saponins feature an oxidized methyl at C-18 into a primary alcohol or a carboxylic acid. While poecillastrosides A-D (1-4) all contain an exo double bond at C-24 of the side-chain and two osidic residues connected at O-2', poecillastrosides E-G (5-7) are characterized by a cyclopropane on the side-chain and a connection at O-3' between both sugar units. The chemical structures were elucidated through extensive spectroscopic analysis (High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRESIMS), 1D and 2D NMR) and the absolute configurations of the sugar residues were assigned after acidic hydrolysis and cysteine derivatization followed by LC-HRMS analyses. Poecillastrosides D and E, bearing a carboxylic acid at C-18, were shown to exhibit antifungal activity against Aspergillus fumigatus. PB Mdpi ag SN 1660-3397 YR 2017 FD 2017-07-01 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/24598 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/24598 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 7, 2025