Constituents of Polyalthia longifolia var. pendula

J Nat Prod. 2009 Nov;72(11):1960-3. doi: 10.1021/np900207z.

Abstract

Three new clerodane-type diterpenes, 6alpha,16-dihydroxycleroda-3,13-dien-15-oic acid (1), 6alpha,16-dihydroxycleroda-4(18),13-dien-15-oic acid (2), and 4alpha,18beta-epoxy-16-hydroxyclerod-13-en-15-oic acid (3), and four new protoberberine alkaloids, (-)-8-oxo-10-hydroxy-2,3,9-trimethoxyberberine (4), (-)-8-oxo-2,11-dihydroxy-3,10-dimethoxyberberine (5), (-)-8-oxo-11-hydroxy-2,3,9,10-tetramethoxyberberine (6), and (-)-8-oxo-2,10-dihydroxy-3,9,11-trimethoxyberberine (7), together with 11 known substances, were isolated from a methanol extract of the stems of Polyalthia longifolia var. pendula. The structures of 1-7 were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data analysis. Compounds were evaluated for their antiproliferative activities against A549 and MCF-7 cancer cells, and among the substances tested, only 16-oxo-cleroda-3,13-dien-15-oic acid (8) exhibited cytotoxicity.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Berberine Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Berberine Alkaloids / isolation & purification*
  • Berberine Alkaloids / pharmacology
  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology
  • Diterpenes, Clerodane / chemistry
  • Diterpenes, Clerodane / isolation & purification*
  • Diterpenes, Clerodane / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Stems / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Polyalthia / chemistry*
  • Taiwan

Substances

  • 16-oxo-cleroda-3, 13(14)-E-diene-15-oic acid
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Berberine Alkaloids
  • Diterpenes
  • Diterpenes, Clerodane
  • protoberberine