Two new sesquiterpene derivatives from the Tunisian endemic Ferula tunetana Pom

Chem Biodivers. 2010 Feb;7(2):392-9. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.200900025.

Abstract

A new sesquiterpene ester, tunetanin A (1), a new sesquiterpene coumarin, tunetacoumarin A (2), together with eight known compounds, i.e., coladin (3), coladonin (4), isosmarcandin (5), 13-hydroxyfeselol (6), umbelliprenin (7) propiophenone (8), beta-sitosterol (9), and stigmasterol (10), were isolated from the roots of Ferula tunetana. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic methods, including 1D- and 2D-NMR experiments and MS analysis, as well as by comparison with published data. The cytotoxicity of compounds 1-7 towards two human colon cancer cell lines, HT-29 and HCT 116, was evaluated. Compounds 3, 4, and 6 showed weak cytotoxic activities.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Coumarins / chemistry
  • Coumarins / isolation & purification*
  • Coumarins / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Ferula / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Plant Roots / chemistry*
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology
  • Species Specificity
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Coumarins
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • tunetacoumarin A
  • tunetanin A