Constituents from the stems of Hibiscus taiwanensis

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2005 Jan;53(1):56-9. doi: 10.1248/cpb.53.56.

Abstract

Five new compounds, hibicuslide A (1), hibicuslide B (2), hibicuslide C (3), hibicutaiwanin (4), hibicusin (5), and fifty-one known compounds have been isolated from the stems of Hibiscus taiwanensis. The structures of these compounds were determined by spectroscopic and chemical transformation methods. Among them, mansonone H (19) and uncarinic acid A (30) inhibited HIV replication in H9 lymphocyte cells. The 9,9'-O-feruloyl-(-)-secoisolaricinresinol (12), myriceric acid C (29), and uncarinic acid A (30) showed cytotoxic activity against human lung carcinoma and breast carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • HIV-1 / drug effects
  • HIV-1 / physiology
  • Hibiscus*
  • Humans
  • Lymphocytes / drug effects
  • Lymphocytes / virology
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification*
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plant Stems

Substances

  • Plant Extracts