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Chemical and biological study of saponins isolated from three malagasy species belonging to Caryophyllaceae, Pittosporaceae and Solanaceae families

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This thesis was carried out in the Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, in the Pharmacy section of the University of Burgundy. The principal theme of this laboratory is the research of natural compounds from tropical biodiversity, mainly saponins. In this context, the study of Malagasy plants, Polycarpaea corymbosa Lamk. (CARYOPHYLLACEAE), Pittosporum verticillatum Bojer subsp. verticillatum (PITTOSPORACEAE), Solanum incanum L. and S. heteracanthum Dunal. (SOLANACEAE) led to the isolation of fifteen natural glycosides by column chromatography, medium pressure liquid chromatography, flash chromatography, and vacuum liquid chromatography. The structures were elucidated mainly by the use of spectroscopic techniques, NMR-1D and -2D, and mass spectrometry. The compounds were characterized as nine triterpene saponins of the oleanane type, among them seven are new natural compounds, five steroid saponins of the spirostane or furostane type, among them one new, and one known steroid glycoalkaloid. Thirteen of compounds were tested for cytotoxicity against six human and animal cancer cell lines. Our results show that four of them have significant cytotoxicity on cell lines HT-29, HCT 116, SW480, DU145, EMT6, and H9c2.