Two new cytotoxic pregnane glycosides from Cynanchum auriculatum

Planta Med. 2008 Apr;74(5):551-4. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1074505. Epub 2008 Apr 10.

Abstract

Two new pregnane glycosides, kidjoranin 3- O- alpha-diginopyranosyl-(1-->4)- beta-cymaropyranoside (1) and kidjoranin 3-O-beta-digitoxopyranoside (2), together with one known compound caudatin 3 -O-beta-cymaropyranoside (3), were isolated from the roots of Cynanchum auriculatum. Their structures were established on the basis of NMR analyses. Compounds 1 - 3 were tested for their in vitro inhibitory activity against the growth of human tumor cell lines SMMC-7721, HeLa and MCF7; all of them displayed marked cytotoxic activities against cells SMMC-7721 and HeLa with IC (50) values ranging from 8.6 microM to 58.5 microM, yet no activity against the cell line MCF7 was detected.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cynanchum / chemistry*
  • Cytotoxins / chemistry
  • Cytotoxins / isolation & purification*
  • Glycosides / chemistry
  • Glycosides / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Pregnanes / chemistry
  • Pregnanes / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Cytotoxins
  • Glycosides
  • Pregnanes