Biological activity of chemical constituents from Clausena harmandiana

Arch Pharm Res. 2010 May;33(5):675-80. doi: 10.1007/s12272-010-0505-x. Epub 2010 May 29.

Abstract

The activity guided fractionation of the Clausena harmandiana root extracts led to the isolation of a coumarin, a ferulate, and eight carbazoles. This is the first report of the isolation of compounds 2-4 and 6-10 from this species, and this is the first time 10 was isolated from this genus. Compound 4 showed strong cytotoxicity against NCI-H187 cells with an IC(50) value of 1.63 microg/mL. Compound 5 demonstrated strong cytotoxicity against MCF-7 and KB cell lines with IC50 values of 2.21 and 1.74 microg/mL, respectively. Compounds 3 and 4 exhibited moderate cytotoxicity against the MCF-7 cell line, and 8 showed moderate cytotoxicity against NCIH187 and KB cell lines. Compounds 3 and 5 showed antiplasmodial activity with IC(50) values of 3.27 and 2.94 microg/mL, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antimalarials / isolation & purification
  • Antimalarials / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Clausena / chemistry*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor / methods
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Antimalarials
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Plant Extracts