Dinoxin B, a withanolide from Datura inoxia leaves with specific cytotoxic activities

J Nat Prod. 2011 Feb 25;74(2):267-71. doi: 10.1021/np1004714. Epub 2011 Jan 31.

Abstract

A new withanolide, dinoxin B (12,21-dihydroxy-1-oxowitha-2,5,24-trienolide-27-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, 1), was isolated from a methanol extract of Datura inoxia leaves, using bioassay-guided fractionation. The structure was determined by spectroscopic techniques, including (1)H, (13)C, and 2D NMR experiments as well as by HRMS. Extracts and the purified compound were tested for their antiproliferative activities toward a panel of human normal and cancer cell lines. Dinoxin B (1) and its aglycone (2) exhibited submicromolar IC(50) values against multiple human cancer cell lines. Among the most sensitive were several breast cancer cell lines. Dinoxin B (1) was found only in D. inoxia and was not detected in D. metel or D. stramonium. The accumulation of this compound was limited largely to leaf tissue, with little to none detected in extracts from the flowers, fruits, roots, or stems of D. inoxia.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology*
  • Datura / chemistry*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Glucosides
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Withanolides / chemistry
  • Withanolides / isolation & purification*
  • Withanolides / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Glucosides
  • Withanolides
  • dinoxin B