Chemical constituents from the mangrove plant, Aegiceras corniculatum

J Nat Prod. 2004 May;67(5):762-6. doi: 10.1021/np030477z.

Abstract

From the stems and twigs of the mangrove plant, Aegiceras corniculatum, seven new compounds, namely, 2-methoxy-3-nonylresorcinol (1), 5-O-ethylembelin (2), 2-O-acetyl-5-O-methylembelin (3), 3,7-dihydroxy-2,5-diundecylnaphthoquinone (4), 2,7-dihydroxy-8-methoxy-3,6-diundecyldibenzofuran-1,4-dione (5), 2,8-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-3,9-diundecyldibenzofuran-1,4-dione (6), and 10-hydroxy-4-O-methyl-2,11-diundecylgomphilactone (7), were isolated together with three known compounds, 5-O-methylembelin (8), 3-undecylresorcinol, and 2-dehydroxy-5-O-methylembelin. The structures of 1-7 were determined by spectroscopic methods. Compound 2 and 5-O-methylembelin showed in vitro cytotoxicity against the HL-60, Bel(7402), U937, and Hela cell lines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Benzoquinones / chemistry
  • Benzoquinones / isolation & purification
  • Benzoquinones / pharmacology
  • Biological Factors / chemistry
  • Biological Factors / isolation & purification*
  • Biological Factors / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Stems / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Primulaceae / chemistry*
  • Resorcinols / chemistry
  • Resorcinols / isolation & purification
  • Resorcinols / pharmacology
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Benzoquinones
  • Biological Factors
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Resorcinols