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. 2018 Dec 15;23(12):3334. doi: 10.3390/molecules23123334

Table 5.

Marine plant-isolated sterols with in vitro PTP1B inhibitory effects.

No. Compound/Structure Marine Species Outcomes/Enzymes Reference
36 24-Hydroperoxy-24-Vinylcholesterol
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Marine invertebrates South China Sea sponge Xestospongia testudinaria Lamarck (Petrosiidae) - [68]
37 29-Hydroperoxystigmasta-5,24(28)-dien-3-ol
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Marine invertebrates South China Sea sponge Xestospongia testudinaria Lamarck (Petrosiidae) PTP1B inhibition
(IC50 = 5.8 µg/mL)
[68]
38 5α,8α-Epidioxycholest-6-en-3β-ol
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Sea urchin Glyptocidaris crenularis A. Agassiz (Glyptocidaridae) - [68]
39 5α,8α-Epidioxycholest-6,22-dien-3β-ol
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Sponge Mycale spp. (Mycalidae) - [68]
40 5α,8α-Epidioxy-ergosta-6,22-dien-3β-ol
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Gorgonian Dichotella gemmacea Milne Edwards and Haime (Ellisellidae) - [68]
41 3β-Hydroxycholest-5-en-25-acetoxy-19-oate
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Gorgonian Dichotella gemmacea Milne Edwards and Haime (Ellisellidae) - [68]
42 Fucosterol (24-ethylidene cholesterol)
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Brown algae Eisenia bicyclis and Ecklonia
stolonifera
Non-competitive type inhibitor against PTP1B [67,68,69]