Sinapyl alcohol derivatives from the lipo-soluble part of Dichrocephala benthamii C. B. Clarke

Molecules. 2013 Jan 29;18(2):1720-7. doi: 10.3390/molecules18021720.

Abstract

Four new sinapyl alcohol derivatives dichrocephols A-D (compounds 1-4) were isolated from the lipo-soluble part of the whole herb of Dichrocephala benthamii C. B. Clarke, together with the known compound syringenin isovalerate (5). Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis. Their absolute configurations were established by the method of alkaline hydrohysis. Compounds 1-3 showed moderate cytotoxity against HeLa cells, with IC₅₀ values of 14.8 μM, 51.6 μM and 81.6 μM, respectively. This is the first time that sinapyl alcohol derivatives were isolated from the genus Dichrocephala.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Asteraceae / chemistry*
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Lipids / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Phenylpropionates / chemistry
  • Phenylpropionates / isolation & purification*
  • Phenylpropionates / pharmacology
  • Solubility

Substances

  • Lipids
  • Phenylpropionates
  • sinapyl alcohol