Cytotoxic triterpenoids from the stems of Microtropis japonica

J Nat Prod. 2009 Jul;72(7):1231-6. doi: 10.1021/np800694b.

Abstract

Bioassay-guided fractionation of a methanol extract obtained from stems of Microtropis japonica led to the isolation of six new ursane-type triterpenoids (1-6) and a new 2,3-seco-oleanane-type triterpenoid (7), together with seven known compounds. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated using spectroscopic data analysis. Among the known compounds isolated, the main component, 8 (ursolic acid), was active for HL60 cells, and its effects on histone hyperacetylation and the inhibition of histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity were investigated.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • HL-60 Cells
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Oleanolic Acid / chemistry
  • Oleanolic Acid / isolation & purification*
  • Oleanolic Acid / pharmacology*
  • Plant Stems / chemistry
  • Taiwan
  • Triterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Ursolic Acid

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
  • Triterpenes
  • Oleanolic Acid