Constituents of Holothuroidea, 16. Determination of Absolute Configuration of the Branched Methyl Group in Ante-iso Type Side Chain Moiety on Long Chain Base of Glucocerebroside from the Sea Cucumber Holothuria leucospilota

Abstract

The absolute configuration of the branched methyl group in ante-iso type side chain moiety on the long chain base of glucocerebroside, HLC-2-A, which was isolated from the sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota was determined. Oxidation of the glucocerebroside with ozone afforded C₁₃-fragment including the ante-iso moiety. The optically active C₁₃-fragment was synthesized asymmetrically by using the Wittig reaction from chiral synton for comparison with the natural fragment.