RESUMEN
Objective To study the active compounds of the sea cucumber Colochirus anceps.Methods The compounds were isolated and purified from the low-polarity part of EtOH extract of the sea cucumber,and their structures were established by a combination of spectroscopic analysis,chemical transformation,and other chemical evidence.Results Four compounds were isolated and their structures were established as 1-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl-(2S,3R,4E,8E)-2-docosanoylamino-13-methyl-4,8-hexadecadiene-1,3-diol(Ⅰ),1-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl-(2S,3R,4E,8E)-2-[(2R)-2-hydroxydocosa-noylamino]-13-methyl-4,8-hexadecadiene-1,3-diol(Ⅱ),1-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl-(2S,3R,4E,8E)-2-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-tricosanoylamido]-13methyl-4,8-hexadecadiene-1,3-diol(Ⅲ),and 1-O-?D-glucopyranosyl-(2S,3R,4E,8E)-2-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-tetracosanoylamino]-13-methyl-4,8-hexadecadiene-1,3-diol(Ⅳ).Conclusion Four new cerebrosides are isolated from the sea cucumber C.anceps for the first time.