Stemofurans X-Y from the roots of Stemona species from Laos

Nat Prod Commun. 2014 Dec;9(12):1741-2.

Abstract

Two new phenylbenzofuran-type stilbenoids named stemofurans X and Y (1, 2) were isolated from the roots of Stemona pierrei and S. tuberosa, respectively, together with ten known compounds. These compounds were stemanthrenes B-C (3, 4), (+)-syringaresinol (5), maistemonine (6), isomaistemonine (7) and sesamin (8) from S. pierrei, and stemophenanthrenes A-C (9-11) and isopinosylvin A (12) from S. tuberosa. Stemofurans X-Y (1, 2) showed moderate cytotoxicity against the four cancer cell lines KB (human epidermal carcinoma), MCF7 (human breast carcinoma), SK-LU-1 (human lung carcinoma), and Hep-G2 (hepatocellular carcinoma).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Benzofurans / chemistry
  • Benzofurans / isolation & purification*
  • Benzofurans / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Stemonaceae / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Benzofurans
  • stemofuran X
  • stemofuran Y