Cytotoxic clerodane diterpenes from Zuelania guidonia

J Nat Prod. 2014 Mar 28;77(3):455-63. doi: 10.1021/np400672g. Epub 2014 Jan 31.

Abstract

The leaves of Zuelania guidonia yielded eight new clerodane diterpenes, namely, zuelaguidins A-H (1-8), and the known clerodane diterpene esculentin A (9). Some of these structures contained a 3,6-dihydro-1,2-dioxin moiety. The new compounds were isolated and identified using 1D- and 2D-NMR experiments. All compounds were evaluated for cytotoxicity against the CCRF-CEM (human acute lymphocytic leukemia), CEM-ADR5000 (human acute lymphocytic leukemia resistant to doxorubicin), and MIA-PaCa-2 (human pancreatic carcinoma) cell lines as well as for their selectivity against peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy human subjects. Zuelaguidins B, C, and E were the most potent compounds against the CCRF-CEM cell line, with IC50 values ranging from 1.6 to 2.5 μM.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology*
  • Costa Rica
  • Diterpenes, Clerodane / chemistry
  • Diterpenes, Clerodane / isolation & purification*
  • Diterpenes, Clerodane / pharmacology*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Salicaceae / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Diterpenes, Clerodane
  • esculentin A
  • zuelaguidin B
  • zuelaguidin C
  • zuelaguidin E