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The hemolytic and cytotoxic activities of compounds 1\u20134 were studied against human erythrocytes and four breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7, T-47D, MDA-MB-231, and MDA-MB-468), as well as the non-tumorigenic mammary epithelial cell line MCF-10A and the pancreatic epithelioid carcinoma cell line PANC-1. The sulfated native compounds 1 and 2 were significantly more potent than desulfated derivatives 3 and 4 across all tested cell lines, indicating a positive contribution of sulfate groups to bioactivity. Notably, the normal epithelial MCF-10A cells exhibited resistance to the membranolytic action of the glycosides, an important and favorable feature, particularly given the pronounced cytotoxicity observed against the triple-negative MDA-MB-231 cell line. Furthermore, glacialisoside A (1) demonstrated potent inhibitory activity against the formation and growth of MDA-MB-468 cell colonies, effectively blocking cell division even at concentrations below 0.2 \u03bcM and completely halting it at a dosage of 1 \u03bcM. 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