ABSTRACT
Phytochemical investigation of the 70% EtOH extract of the rhizome of Anemone amurensis led to the isolation of two new oleanane-type triterpenoid saponins 1 and 2. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of chemical and spectral analysis, including 1D, 2D NMR data, and HR-ESI-MS. Compounds 1 and 2 were tested for cytotoxicities against two human cancer cell lines (A549 and Hep-G2). Compound 2 showed potent cytotoxicity with IC50 values of 38.53 and 66.17 µM, respectively, while compound 1 with IC50 > 100 µM.
Subject(s)
Anemone/chemistry , Rhizome/chemistry , Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/chemistry , Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor , Hep G2 Cells , Humans , Molecular Structure , Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular , Oleanolic Acid/analogs & derivatives , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Saponins/chemistryABSTRACT
Two new triterpenoid saponins were isolated from the 70% ethanol extract of the rhizome of Anemone amurensis, they are oleanolic acid 28-O-ß-d-glucopyranosyl-(1 â 3)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 â 4)-ß-d-glucopyranosyl-(1 â 6)-ß-d-glucopyranosyl ester (1) and 23,27-dihydroxy oleanolic acid 3-O-α-l-arabinopyranoside (2). The structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated on the basis of chemical and spectral analysis, including 1D and 2D NMR data and HR-ESI-MS. Compounds 1 and 2 were tested for cytotoxicities against three human cancer cell lines (A549, Hep-G2, and MCF-7). Compound 1 showed potent cytotoxicity with IC50 values of 34.76, 41.17, and 28.92 µM, respectively, while compound 2 with IC50>100 µM.
