Pleonotoquinones, Cytotoxic Oxepinenaphthoquinones from Pleonotoma jasminifolia

J Nat Prod. 2024 Apr 26;87(4):1217-1221. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c01191. Epub 2024 Apr 17.

Abstract

Two unusual naphthoquinones, named here as pleonotoquinones A (1) and B (2), were isolated along with two known anthraquinones (3 and 4) via chromatographic separations of an ethyl acetate extract of the roots of Pleonotoma jasminifolia. Compounds 1 and 2 are the first examples of quinones bearing a 2-methyloxepine moiety. The compounds were isolated with the aid of mass spectrometry and molecular networking, and their structures were resolved using 1D and 2D NMR and HRESIMS data. The isolated compounds were evaluated for their antiproliferative activity against human cancer cell lines, and compounds 1 and 2 displayed cytotoxicity against human colon cancer HCT116 cells (IC50 = 2.6 μM for compound 1 and IC50 = 4.3 μM for compound 2) and human liver cancer HepG2 cells (IC50 = 1.9 μM for compound 1 and IC50 = 6.4 μM for compound 2).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic* / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic* / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic* / pharmacology
  • Boraginaceae / chemistry
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor*
  • HCT116 Cells
  • Hep G2 Cells
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Naphthoquinones* / chemistry
  • Naphthoquinones* / isolation & purification
  • Naphthoquinones* / pharmacology
  • Plant Roots* / chemistry

Substances

  • Naphthoquinones
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic