Cytotoxic phenolic compounds isolated from the fruits of Macaranga denticulata

Nat Prod Res. 2021 Jun;35(11):1861-1868. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2019.1639175. Epub 2019 Jul 11.

Abstract

A new modified geranylated flavonoid, 3'-dehydroxy-solophenol C (1), along with 17 known compounds (2-18) were isolated from the fruits of Macaranga denticulata. Their structures were established by spectral analysis, such as mass spectrometry, 1D-NMR and 2D-NMR. The new geranylated flavonoid 1 showed a moderate cytotoxic activity against the A549 cell line with IC50 value of 16.0 µM. Compound 9 showed the highest cytotoxic activities against KB, HepG2, Lu-1 and MCF7 cell lines with IC50 values of 0.6, 0.8, 1.3 and 1.2 µM, respectively.

Keywords: 3′-dehydroxy-solophenol C; Euphorbiaceae; Macaranga denticulata; cytotoxic activity; geranylated flavonoid.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Carbon-13 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Cell Death / drug effects
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Euphorbiaceae / chemistry*
  • Flavonoids / chemistry
  • Flavonoids / pharmacology
  • Fruit / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Phenols / isolation & purification*
  • Phenols / pharmacology*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Flavonoids
  • Phenols
  • Plant Extracts