RESUMO
Six new triterpenoid saponins, psychotrianosides A-F (1-6), and two known triterpenoid saponins, psychotrianoside G (7) and ardisianoside D (8), were isolated from Psychotria sp. Their structures were determined mainly by spectroscopic methods. The cytotoxic activities of 1-8 against five human cancer cell lines (MDA-MB-231, MCF-7, MCF-7/ADM, HepG2, and HepG2/ADM) are reported for the first time. Psychotrianoside C (3) showed the most potent antiproliferative activity among these saponins, and the IC50 value of 3 against MDA-MB-231 was 2.391 ± 0.161 µM. Compound 3 was also found to induce apoptosis.
Assuntos
Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/farmacologia , Psychotria/química , Saponinas/farmacologia , Triterpenos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/química , Apoptose , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Humanos , Concentração Inibidora 50 , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , Estrutura Molecular , Caules de Planta/química , Saponinas/química , Saponinas/isolamento & purificação , Análise Espectral , Triterpenos/química , Triterpenos/isolamento & purificaçãoRESUMO
One new precursor of tetraterpenoids, Sarglaucol (1), along with eight known compounds have been isolated from the soft coral Sarcophyton glaucum collected from the Sanya Bay, Hainan Island, China. Their structures were elucidated through spectroscopic techniques including 1D- and 2D-NMR, and their relative configurations were also assigned by NMR and NOESY analysis. Compounds 1 showed weak antitumour activities.