RESUMEN
The n-hexane extract of Knema pachycarpa fruits (Myristicaceae family), exhibiting strong anti-acetylcholinesterase activity, was investigated by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and then purified by column chromatography. Guided by GC/MS profiling and bioassay, chromatographic separations led to the isolation of five new compounds: two anacardic acid derivatives 1-2, two cardanol derivatives 3-4 and a cardol derivative 5, along with mixtures of known phenolic lipids 6-9. The chemical structures were determined by various spectroscopic methods. New isolated compounds 1-5 were evaluated for their cytotoxicity and anti-acetylcholinesterase activity. Cardanol 3 and cardol 5 were the most active compounds in the acetylcholinesterase inhibitory assay with IC50 values of 2.60 ± 0.24 µM and 2.46 ± 0.23 µM, respectively. Cardanol 4 and cardol 5 showed moderate cytotoxicity against Hela and MCF-7 cancer cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 31.36 ± 0.41 µM to 41.30 ± 2.49 µM.
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Antineoplásicos Fitogénicos/química , Antineoplásicos Fitogénicos/farmacología , Inhibidores de la Colinesterasa/química , Inhibidores de la Colinesterasa/farmacología , Myristicaceae/química , Ácidos Anacárdicos/química , Evaluación Preclínica de Medicamentos , Frutas/química , Cromatografía de Gases y Espectrometría de Masas , Células HeLa , Humanos , Células MCF-7 , Estructura Molecular , Fenoles/química , Fenoles/farmacología , Extractos Vegetales/química , Resorcinoles/química , Resorcinoles/farmacologíaRESUMEN
Two new lignans, palatiferin A (1) and palatiferin B (2), were isolated from the roots of Pseuderanthemum palatiferum, together with five known triterpenes, epifriedelanol (3), lupeol (4), lupenone (5), betulin (6), pomolic acid (7), and a dipeptide asperglaucide (8). Their structures were established from 2D NMR and mass spectroscopy. The absolute configuration of 1 and 2 was proposed based on the comparison of their optical rotation activities with those of compounds with similar structures such as wodeshiol and paulownin. The new lignans, palatiferin A (1) and palatiferin B (2) exhibited a moderate cytotoxicity against KB and HepG2 cell lines. However, betulin and lupeol, two abundant compounds from the roots of P. palatiferum, showed cytotoxic and antimicrobial activities.