Vi. Kalinin et al., STRUCTURE OF EXIMISOSIDE-A, A NOVEL TRITERPENE GLYCOSIDE FROM THE FAR-EASTERN SEA-CUCUMBER PSOLUS-EXIMIUS, Journal of natural products, 60(8), 1997, pp. 817-819
The new triterpene saponin eximisoside A (1) has been isolated from th
e Far-Eastern sea cucumber Psolus eximius and its structure elucidated
by 1D and 2D NMR (C-13, H-1, H-1-H-1 COSY, HMQC, and NOESY spectra),
and FABMS studies. The structural features of eximisoside A (1) are th
e rare presence of a 23 double bond in the aglycon and the absence of
quinovose, typically found in the oligosaccharide chain of holothurian
glycosides.