Two new steroidal saponins from Allium macrostemon bunge and their cytotoxity on different cancer cell lines

Molecules. 2009 Jun 19;14(6):2246-53. doi: 10.3390/molecules14062246.

Abstract

Two new steroidal saponins (1 and 2) were isolated from the dried bulbs of Allium macrostemon Bunge. Their structures were elucidated by the spectral data as 26-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-5alpha-furost-25 (27)-ene-3beta, 12beta, 22, 26-tetraol-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1-->2) [beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1-->3)]-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1-->4)-beta-D-galactopyranoside (1) and 26-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-5beta-furost-20 (22)-25 (27)-dien-3beta, 12beta, 26-triol-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1-->2)-beta-D-galactopyranoside (2), respectively. Their cytotoxic activities on several cancer cell lines (MCF-7, NCI-H460, SF-268 and HepG2) were tested. 1 showed special cytotoxity on SF-268, while 2 showed cytotoxity on NCI-H460 and SF-268 cell lines, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Allium / chemistry*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Saponins / chemistry*
  • Saponins / isolation & purification
  • Saponins / pharmacology*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Saponins