Abstract:
In the present study, a new ceramide, namely 2
S, 3
R-4
E, 8
E-2-(heptadecanoylamino)-heptadeca-4, 8-diene-1, 3-diol (
1 ), along with four known steroids, including 24-methylcholesta-5, 24(28)-diene-3
β-ol (
2 ), 24-methylcholesta-5, 24(28)-diene-3
β-acetate (
3 ), 4-methyl-24-methylcholesta-22-ene-3-ol (
4 ), and cholesterol, was isolated and characterized from CH
2Cl
2/MeOH extract of
Cespitularia stolonifera. A new acetate derivative of compound
1 , termed 2
S, 3
R-4
E, 8
E-2-(heptadecanoylamino)-heptadeca-4, 8-diene-1, 3-diacetate (
1a ), was also prepared in the present study. All the structures were established on the basis of modern spectroscopic techniques, including FT-IR, 1D, 2D-NMR, HRESI-MS, and GC-MS, in addition of chemical methods. (-)-Alloaro-madendren, ledane, (1)-alloaromadendren oxide, isoaromadendrene epoxide and (-)-caryophellen oxide were identified from the
n-hexane fraction using GC-MS. The extract and the two ceramides (
1 ) and (
1a ) exhibited significant cytotoxic activity against lung cancer A549 cells, while the extract and the two steroids (
2 ) and (
3 ) exhibited significant cytotoxic activity against breast cancer MCF-7 cells. The CH
2Cl
2/MeOH extract exhibited significant antiulcer activity in both ethanol and acetic acid induced ulcer models in rats, as evidenced by histopathological, histochemical, and biochemical examinations.