Bioactive benzophenones from Garcinia xanthochymus fruits

J Nat Prod. 2005 Mar;68(3):354-60. doi: 10.1021/np0497595.

Abstract

A MeOH extract of Garcinia xanthochymus fruits was subjected to activity-guided fractionation, yielding two new benzophenones, guttiferone H (1) and gambogenone (2). Compound 1 contains a seven-membered ring attached to the bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane system at positions 7 and 8 and displayed cytotoxicity in the SW-480 colon cancer cell line (IC(50) = 12 microM). Compound 2 has a novel benzophenone bicyclo[3.3.2]decane system and displayed cytotoxicity in the SW-480 colon cancer cell line (IC(50) = 188 microM). Both 1 and 2 induced apoptosis in SW-480 colon cancer cells and displayed antioxidant activity in the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay (IC(50) = 64 and 38.7 microM, respectively). The structures of 1 and 2 were established by 1D and 2D NMR data analysis. Eleven known compounds, aristophenone A, alloathyriol, amentoflavone, 3,8' '-biapigenin, cycloxanthochymol, (+/-)-fukugetin, (+/-)-fukugiside, guttiferone E, isoxanthochymol, (+/-)-volkensiflavone, and xanthochymol, were also obtained. The 11 known compounds were also tested against SW-480 colon cancer cells and in the DPPH assay.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Antioxidants / chemistry
  • Antioxidants / isolation & purification*
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Benzophenones / chemistry
  • Benzophenones / isolation & purification*
  • Benzophenones / pharmacology
  • Biphenyl Compounds
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Florida
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Garcinia / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Picrates / pharmacology
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Antioxidants
  • Benzophenones
  • Biphenyl Compounds
  • Picrates
  • gambogenone
  • guttiferone H
  • 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl