Cytotoxic Activities of 9,10- seco-Cycloartane-Type Triterpenoids from the Chinese Liverwort Lepidozia reptans

J Nat Prod. 2021 Dec 24;84(12):3020-3028. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00653. Epub 2021 Nov 19.

Abstract

Ten new triterpenoids, including nine 9,10-seco-cycloartanes (1-9) and one 9,19-cyclolanostane (10), as well as one sesquiterpenoid (11) and four known compounds (12-15), were extracted and purified from the whole plant of the Chinese liverwort Lepidozia reptans. Multiple techniques (NMR, HRESIMS, IR, and X-ray crystallographic analysis) were applied to determine the structures of the isolated compounds. Bioassay determinations showed that compound 7, which contains an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl moiety in its structure, inhibited the growth of a panel of cancer cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 4.2 ± 0.2 to 5.7 ± 0.5 μM. Further investigation revealed that compound 7 induces PC-3 cell death via mitochondrial-related apoptosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Hepatophyta / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Spectrum Analysis / methods
  • Triterpenes / chemistry
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Triterpenes / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Triterpenes
  • cycloartane