A cytotoxic flavonol glycoside from Melaleuca leucadendra leaves extract with immunostimulant activity

Pharmazie. 2018 Jan 2;73(1):61-64. doi: 10.1691/ph.2018.7785.

Abstract

Leaves of Melaleuca leucadendra contain the novel flavonol glycoside, myricetin 3-O-β-4C1-galactopyranuronoid. In addition, known fifteen phenolics were identified. All isolates are characterized for the first time from this plant. Structures were established by conventional methods and confirmed by spectral methods of analysis, including one and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1D and 2D-NMR) and high resolution electro-spray ionization mass spectrometry (HRESIMS), as well. Assessment of some immunological and biological efficacy, of the extract in combination with a parallel cytotoxicity evaluation, using the method of cellular reduction of 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) technique was carried out. Besides, evaluation of the antioxidant effectiveness, using the free radical 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and the oxygen radical absorption capacity (ORAC) methods was performed. In addition, the cytotoxicity against liver (Huh-7), breast (MCF-7) and prostate (PC-3) cancers using the neutral red assay (NRU) technique for the extract and the new flavonol glycoside also, was assessed.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology*
  • Antioxidants / isolation & purification
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology*
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Female
  • Flavonols / isolation & purification
  • Flavonols / pharmacology
  • Free Radical Scavengers / isolation & purification
  • Free Radical Scavengers / pharmacology
  • Glycosides / isolation & purification
  • Glycosides / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology
  • MCF-7 Cells
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Male
  • Melaleuca / chemistry*
  • Phenols / isolation & purification
  • Phenols / pharmacology
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plant Leaves
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Antioxidants
  • Flavonols
  • Free Radical Scavengers
  • Glycosides
  • Phenols
  • Plant Extracts