Systematic phytochemical investigation of Abies spectabilis

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2010 Dec;58(12):1646-9. doi: 10.1248/cpb.58.1646.

Abstract

Systematical phytochemical investigations on Abies spectabilis afforded 72 chemical constituents. On the basis of physical and spectroscopic data, including 1D and 2D homo- and heteronuclear NMR experiments (heteronuclear single quantum coherence (HSQC), (1)H-(1)H correlation spectroscopy (COSY), heteronuclear multiple bond connectivity (HMBC), and nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy (NOESY)), and by comparison with the literature references, they were identified as 3 triterpenoids, 23 diterpenoids, 1 sesquiterpenoid, 13 flavonoids, 12 lignans, and 20 other components. Among these compounds, three were identified as new including abieta-7,13-diene-12α-methoxy-18-oic acid (1), 7α-methoxy-dehydroabietic acid (2), and 5-hydroxy-6-methyl-7,4'-dimethoxyflavone-8-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (3). These three new compounds (1-3) and all the known terpenoids (4-28) were tested for cytotoxic activities against four tumor cell lines: A549, COLO-25, QGY-25, and THP-1. However, none of them showed a positive effect (IC₅₀>100 µM).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Abies / chemistry*
  • Abietanes / chemistry*
  • Abietanes / isolation & purification
  • Abietanes / toxicity
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents / toxicity
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Diterpenes / toxicity
  • Flavonoids / chemistry*
  • Flavonoids / isolation & purification
  • Flavonoids / toxicity
  • Glucosides / chemistry*
  • Glucosides / isolation & purification
  • Glucosides / toxicity
  • Humans
  • Lignans / chemistry
  • Lignans / isolation & purification
  • Lignans / toxicity
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Triterpenes / chemistry
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Triterpenes / toxicity

Substances

  • 5-hydroxy-6-methyl-7,4'-dimethoxyflavone-8-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside
  • 7alpha-methoxy-dehydroabietic acid
  • Abietanes
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Diterpenes
  • Flavonoids
  • Glucosides
  • Lignans
  • Triterpenes
  • abieta-7,13-diene-12alpha-methoxy-18-oic acid