Isolation and characterization of new limonoid glycosides from Citrus unshiu peels

Carbohydr Res. 1999 Jan 31;315(1-2):142-7. doi: 10.1016/s0008-6215(98)00328-0.

Abstract

Three limonoid glycosides were isolated from Citrus unshiu peels, and their structures were determined based on MS and NMR spectroscopic data as nomilinic acid 17-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (1), methyl nomilinate 17-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (2), and obacunone 17-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (3). In particular, the location of the sugar moiety was clearly determined by the B/E constant linked scan FABMS method. No limonoid glycosides obtained here were found to have antitumor activity in NCI-H292 and EL-4 cell lines.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Citrus / chemistry*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Glycosides / chemistry*
  • Glycosides / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Glycosides