Three new terpenoid indole alkaloids from Catharanthus roseus

Planta Med. 2011 May;77(7):754-8. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1250569. Epub 2010 Nov 23.

Abstract

Three new terpenoid indole alkaloids, vidolicine (1), normacusine B N-oxide (2), and lochnerine N-oxide (3), together with seven known ones (4-10), were isolated from whole plants of Catharanthus roseus. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods (NMR, MS, UV, and IR). Cytotoxic activities of these isolates (1-10) were evaluated, but only compound 8 was active against HL-60, SMMC-7721, and A549 cell lines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Catharanthus / chemistry*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • China
  • HL-60 Cells
  • Humans
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry
  • Secologanin Tryptamine Alkaloids / chemistry*
  • Secologanin Tryptamine Alkaloids / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Plant Extracts
  • Secologanin Tryptamine Alkaloids