Cytotoxic steroids from the trunk of Berberis koreana

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2012;76(4):825-7. doi: 10.1271/bbb.110751. Epub 2012 Apr 7.

Abstract

A new steroid, itesmol 3-O-palmitate (1), along with two known steroids were isolated from the trunk of Berberis koreana. The structure of 1 was determined on the basis of spectroscopic analyses involving 2D NMR and chemical reactions. Compound 1 exhibited potential antiproliferative activity against A549, SK-OV-3, SK-MEL-2, and HCT-15 cell lines (respective IC(50) values of 7.41, 9.20, 4.53, and 12.91 µM).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Berberis / chemistry*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Palmitates / chemistry
  • Palmitates / isolation & purification*
  • Palmitates / pharmacology
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification*
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Steroids / chemistry
  • Steroids / isolation & purification*
  • Steroids / pharmacology
  • Stigmasterol / analogs & derivatives*
  • Stigmasterol / chemistry
  • Stigmasterol / isolation & purification
  • Stigmasterol / pharmacology
  • Wood / chemistry

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Palmitates
  • Plant Extracts
  • Steroids
  • itesmol 3-O-palmitate
  • Stigmasterol