Cytotoxic terpenes from the stems of Dipterocarpus obtusifolius collected in Cambodia

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2012;60(8):955-61. doi: 10.1248/cpb.c12-00012.

Abstract

From the stems of Dipterocarpus obtusifolius, five new triterpenes, 3-oxo-20-hydroxy-30α-methyl,17(29)α-epoxy-28-norlupane (1), 3-oxo-20-hydroxy-30β-methyl-17(29)α-epoxy-28-norlupane (2), 3,20-dioxo-28,29-norlupan-17α-ol (3), 27-demethyl-20(S)-dammar-23-ene-20-ol-3,25-dione (4), and 3-epi-cecropic acid (5) together with 13 known compounds including diterpene, sesquiterpenes and triterpenes were isolated and characterized. All isolates were tested for their cytotoxicities against a small panel of human cancer cell lines. Of the tested compounds, compounds 4-11 were found to be cytotoxic against one or more human cancer cell lines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Cambodia
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Dipterocarpaceae / chemistry*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Plant Stems / chemistry*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • Terpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Terpenes / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Terpenes