Calosides A-F, Cardenolides from Calotropis gigantea and Their Cytotoxic Activity

J Nat Prod. 2020 Feb 28;83(2):385-391. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00875. Epub 2020 Jan 22.

Abstract

Phytochemical analysis of the roots of Calotropis gigantea led to the isolation of six new cardenolide glycosides, calosides A-F (1-6), and five known cardenolides (7-11). The structures of 1-6 were elucidated based on NMR and ECD spectroscopic data interpretation. Caloside D (4) is the first naturally occurring example of a cardenolide containing a C-8/C-19 oxygen bridge. In turn, calosides E (5) and F (6) represent the first naturally occurring 3-epi-cannogenol diglycosides having potent cytotoxicity against the PANC-1 cell line (IC50, 0.081 and 0.070 μM, respectively) and HeLa (IC50, both 0.17 μM) cells, under normoglycemic conditions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Calotropis / chemistry*
  • Cardenolides / chemistry*
  • Cardenolides / isolation & purification
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Glycosides / analysis*
  • Glycosides / chemistry
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Roots / chemistry

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Cardenolides
  • Glycosides