Chemical constituents of the bulbs of Habranthus brachyandrus and their cytotoxic activities

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2009 Oct;57(10):1153-7. doi: 10.1248/cpb.57.1153.

Abstract

The bulbs of Habranthus brachyandrus (Amaryllidaceae) have been extensively analyzed for their chemical constituents, resulting in the isolation of eight flavan derivatives (1-8), four of which are new naturally occurring compounds; a new hydroxybutyric acid glucoside (9); three known phenolic compounds (10-12); and six known alkaloids (13-18). The structures of the new compounds were determined on the basis of spectroscopic analysis, including two-dimensional (2D) NMR data, and chemical evidence. The isolated compounds and a few derivatives were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against HL-60 human promyelocytic leukemia cells and HSC-2 human oral squamous cell carcinoma cells.

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Flavanones / chemistry
  • Flavanones / isolation & purification
  • Flavanones / toxicity
  • Glucosides / chemistry
  • Glucosides / isolation & purification
  • Glucosides / toxicity
  • HL-60 Cells
  • Humans
  • Liliaceae / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Phenols / chemistry
  • Phenols / isolation & purification
  • Phenols / toxicity
  • Plant Roots / chemistry

Substances

  • Flavanones
  • Glucosides
  • Phenols
  • flavanone