Cytotoxic activity of new phenolic compounds from Vietnamese Caesalpinia sappan

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2013;77(12):2378-82. doi: 10.1271/bbb.130493. Epub 2013 Dec 7.

Abstract

Two new phenolic compounds, caesalpiniaphenols G-H (1 and 2), were isolated from Vietnamese Caesalpinia sappan heartwood. The chemical structures were established mainly by extensive spectroscopic studies and chemical evidence. Compounds 1 and 2 showed potent inhibitory activity against HL-60 cancer cell lines with respective IC50 values of 16.7 and 22.5 µg/mL. Treating HL-60 cells with various concentrations of 1 resulted in growth inhibition and the induction of apoptosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Caesalpinia / chemistry*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cytotoxins / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Phenols / pharmacology*
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Vietnam

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Cytotoxins
  • Phenols
  • Plant Extracts