F. Dericcardis et al., A NOVEL GROUP OF POLYHYDROXYCHOLANIC ACID-DERIVATIVES FROM THE DEEP-WATER STARFISH STYRACASTER-CAROLI, Tetrahedron letters, 34(27), 1993, pp. 4381-4384
Three novel polyhydroxysteroid constituents have been isolated from th
e starfish Styracaster caroli collected at a depth of 2000 m off New C
aledonia. These, designated carolisterols A - C (1 - 3), are character
ized by a polyhydroxycholanic acid moiety, in which the 24-carboxylic
acid function is found as an amide derivative of D-cysteinolic acid.