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- Title
Quassinoids from the Roots of Eurycoma longifolia and Their Anti-Proliferation Activities.
- Authors
Yang, Wei-Qun; Tang, Wei; Huang, Xiao-Jun; Song, Jian-Guo; Li, Yue-Yue; Xiong, Yu; Fan, Chun-Lin; Wu, Zhen-Long; Wang, Ying; Ye, Wen-Cai
- Abstract
A phytochemical investigation on the roots of medicinal plant Eurycoma longifolia resulted in the isolation of 10 new highly oxygenated C20 quassinoids longifolactones G‒P (1–10), along with four known ones (11–14). Their chemical structures and absolute configurations were unambiguously elucidated on the basis of comprehensive spectroscopic analysis and X-ray crystallographic data. Notably, compound 1 is a rare pentacyclic C20 quassinoid featuring a densely functionalized 2,5-dioxatricyclo[5.2.2.04,8]undecane core. Compound 4 represents the first example of quassinoids containing a 14,15-epoxy functionality, and 7 features an unusual α-oriented hydroxyl group at C-14. All isolated compounds were evaluated for their anti-proliferation activities on human leukemia cells. Among the isolates, compounds 5, 12, 13, and 14 potently inhibited the in vitro proliferation of K562 and HL-60 cells with IC50 values ranging from 2.90 to 8.20 μM.
- Subjects
HYDROXYL group; CHEMICAL structure; MEDICINAL plants; PLANT roots; NATURAL products
- Publication
Molecules, 2021, Vol 26, Issue 19, p5939
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules26195939