[Chemical constituents of Carya cathayensis and their antitumor bioactivity]

Zhong Yao Cai. 2011 Jul;34(7):1055-7.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the chemical constituents of Carya cathayensis and their antitumor bioactivity.

Methods: The compounds were isolated by Sephadex LH-20 and silica gel column chromatography. Their structures were identified by physicochemical properties and spectroscopic analysis. Then their cytotoxic activity was studied.

Results: Five compounds were elucidated as chrysophanol (1), physcion (2), beta-sitosterol (3), pinostrobin(4), 4,8-dihydroxy-1-tetralone (5).

Conclusion: Compounds 2 and 5 are isolated from Carya cathayensis for the first time. In the MTT antitumor experiments, the compounds 1,4 and 5 have the cytotoxic activity to KB cell.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anthraquinones / chemistry
  • Anthraquinones / isolation & purification
  • Anthraquinones / pharmacology
  • Carya / chemistry*
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology*
  • Emodin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Emodin / chemistry
  • Emodin / isolation & purification
  • Flavanones / chemistry
  • Flavanones / isolation & purification
  • Flavanones / pharmacology
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Hep G2 Cells
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Plant Bark / chemistry
  • Tetralones / chemistry
  • Tetralones / isolation & purification*
  • Tetralones / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anthraquinones
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Flavanones
  • Tetralones
  • physcione
  • Emodin
  • chrysophanic acid
  • pinostrobin