Constituents of Musa x paradisiaca cultivar with the potential to induce the phase II enzyme, quinone reductase

J Agric Food Chem. 2002 Oct 23;50(22):6330-4. doi: 10.1021/jf0206670.

Abstract

A new bicyclic diarylheptanoid, rel-(3S,4aR,10bR)-8-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-9-methoxy-4a,5,6,10b-tetrahydro-3H-naphtho[2,1-b]pyran (1), as well as four known compounds, 1,2-dihydro-1,2,3-trihydroxy-9-(4-methoxyphenyl)phenalene (2), hydroxyanigorufone (3), 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)naphthalic anhydride (4), and 1,7-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)hepta-4(E),6(E)-dien-3-one (5), were isolated from an ethyl acetate-soluble fraction of the methanol extract of the fruits of Musa x paradisiaca cultivar, using a bioassay based on the induction of quinone reductase (QR) in cultured Hepa1c1c7 mouse hepatoma cells to monitor chromatographic fractionation. The structure and relative stereochemistry of compound 1 were elucidated unambiguously by one- and two-dimensional NMR experiments ((1)H NMR, (13)C NMR, DEPT, COSY, HMQC, HMBC, and NOESY) and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Isolates 1-5 were evaluated for their potential cancer chemopreventive properties utilizing an in vitro assay to determine quinone reductase induction and a mouse mammary organ culture assay.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / enzymology
  • Enzyme Induction
  • Female
  • Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / enzymology
  • Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental / enzymology*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Musa / chemistry*
  • NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone) / biosynthesis*
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Plant Extracts
  • NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone)