Dichapetalins from the Twigs of Dichapetalum longipetalum with Cytotoxic Activities

J Nat Prod. 2023 Jan 27;86(1):209-221. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00971. Epub 2022 Dec 30.

Abstract

Continued efforts to expand the structural diversity of dichapetalins and explore further the cytotoxic structure-activity relationships have led to the isolation of 17 undescribed analogues, dichapelonins A-Q (1-17), and three known compounds (18-20) from the twigs of Dichapetalum longipetalum. Compounds 1-17 comprise five compound classes as classified by varied C6-C2 conjugates at the A ring of the 13,30-cyclodammarane skeleton, and their structures were determined by spectroscopic data analysis, experimental electronic circular dichroism measurements, and X-ray crystallography. Biological tests revealed compounds 1-7 with a phenyl-butadiene appendage to be the most potent cytotoxic compound type of those evaluated.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents* / pharmacology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents