Cytotoxic triterpenes from Crataegus pinnatifida

Arch Pharm Res. 2000 Apr;23(2):155-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02975505.

Abstract

Bioassay-guided fractionation of Crataegus pinnatifida (Rosaceae) gave two cytotoxic ursane-type triterpenes which were identified as uvaol (1) and ursolic acid (2) by physicochemical and spectroscopic methods. 3-Oxo-ursolic acid (3) was synthesized from ursolic acid (2) by Jones method. The cytotoxic activities of these compounds were tested against murine L1210 and human cancer cell lines (A549, SK-OV-3, SK-MEL-2, XF498, and HCT15) in vitro. Compounds 1 and 2 showed moderate cytotoxicities against L1210, whereas they showed weak activities against human cancer cell lines. However, compound 3 exhibited potent cytotoxic activities both in murine and in human cancer cell lines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemical synthesis
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Korea
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mice
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Rosales / chemistry*
  • Spectrophotometry, Infrared
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
  • Triterpenes / chemical synthesis
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Triterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured
  • Ursolic Acid

Substances

  • 3-oxo-ursolic acid
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Triterpenes
  • uvaol