Three types of cytotoxic natural caged-scaffolds: pure enantiomers or partial racemates

J Nat Prod. 2014 Jul 25;77(7):1562-71. doi: 10.1021/np400996k. Epub 2014 Jun 18.

Abstract

Two rare new natural products, the neocaged-xanthone pruniflorone T (1) and the rearranged caged-xanthone pruniflorone U (3), and the known caged-xanthone cochinchinone C (2) were isolated from the roots of Cratoxylum formosum ssp. pruniflorum. The unique structures of 1-3 were determined by analysis of NMR and X-ray diffraction data. The X-ray data of 1-3 revealed that they all exist with both enantiomers in their crystal packing. Separation of 1-3 by chiral HPLC led to the isolation of three pairs of enantiomers, (-)-1/(+)-1, (-)-2/(+)-2, and (-)-3/(+)-3, and their absolute configurations were determined by analysis of single-crystal X-ray diffraction and ECD spectroscopic data. A 1:1 mixture of 1 and 3 showed potent in vitro cytotoxicity against an MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line with an IC50 value of 0.11 μg/mL.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology*
  • Camptothecin / pharmacology
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Clusiaceae / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Thailand
  • Xanthones / chemistry
  • Xanthones / isolation & purification*
  • Xanthones / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Xanthones
  • cochinchinone C
  • pruniflorone T
  • pruniflorone U
  • Camptothecin