Two new triterpenoid saponins from rhizome of Anemone amurensis

J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2015;17(2):132-7. doi: 10.1080/10286020.2014.983091. Epub 2014 Dec 8.

Abstract

Two new triterpenoid saponins were isolated from the 70% ethanol extract of the rhizome of Anemone amurensis, they are oleanolic acid 28-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 3)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 6)-β-d-glucopyranosyl ester (1) and 23,27-dihydroxy oleanolic acid 3-O-α-l-arabinopyranoside (2). The structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated on the basis of chemical and spectral analysis, including 1D and 2D NMR data and HR-ESI-MS. Compounds 1 and 2 were tested for cytotoxicities against three human cancer cell lines (A549, Hep-G2, and MCF-7). Compound 1 showed potent cytotoxicity with IC50 values of 34.76, 41.17, and 28.92 μM, respectively, while compound 2 with IC50>100 μM.

Keywords: Anemone amurensis; NMR; cytotoxic activity; triterpenoid saponins.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anemone / chemistry*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology
  • Hep G2 Cells
  • Humans
  • MCF-7 Cells
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Oleanolic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Oleanolic Acid / chemistry
  • Oleanolic Acid / isolation & purification*
  • Oleanolic Acid / pharmacology
  • Rhizome / chemistry*
  • Saponins / chemistry
  • Saponins / isolation & purification*
  • Saponins / pharmacology

Substances

  • 23,27-dihydroxy oleanolic acid 3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Saponins
  • oleanolic acid 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester
  • Oleanolic Acid