Cytotoxic 20,22-Dihydrodigitoxigenin Glycosides and Other Constituents of Vallaris glabra Stems

J Nat Prod. 2019 Dec 27;82(12):3494-3498. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00803. Epub 2019 Dec 10.

Abstract

Ten cardiac glycosides (1-10) including six 20,22-dihydrodigitoxigenin and four gitoxigenin glycosides were isolated from the stems of Vallaris glabra together with six known triterpenoid cinnamates. Spectroscopic data of these previously undescribed compounds are reported. All isolates were evaluated for their growth inhibitory activities against three cancer cell lines, and compound 2 was the most active against KB cells with an IC50 value of 0.03 ± 0.001 μM. Also, compounds 1, 3, 5, and 6 and the triterpenoid cinnamates 11-13 showed inhibitory activity (IC50 < 10 μM) for one or more of the cell lines used.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Digitoxigenin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Digitoxigenin / chemistry
  • Digitoxigenin / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Glycosides / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Stems / chemistry*
  • Spectrum Analysis / methods

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Glycosides
  • Digitoxigenin
  • 20,22-dihydrodigitoxigenin