A new monoterpenoid indole alkaloid from Winchia calophylla / 中草药

ABSTRACT

To investigate the alkaloid constituents from the trunk barks of Winchia calophylla. The constituents were isolated and purified by column chromatography over silica gel and Sephadex LH-20 columns. The structure of the isolated compound was elucidated by MS and NMR spectra, and then confirmed by a single-crystal X-ray crystallographic analysis. The isolated compound was also evaluated for its in vitro cytotoxicity against the proliferation of seven kinds of human cancer cell lines (lung cancer A549, breast cancer MCF-7, prostate cancer PC-3, glioma U87MG, multiple myeloma U266, MM1. S, and MM1. R). A new monoterpenoid indole alkaloid, identified as calophyline B (1), was isolated from the ethanol extract of the trunk barks of W. calophylla. Compound 1 is a new compound, which shows no cytotoxicity against the proliferation of the above human tumor cells.