Cytotoxic lignans from Viburnum foetidum

Arch Pharm Res. 2013 Oct;36(10):1211-4. doi: 10.1007/s12272-013-0218-z. Epub 2013 Jul 24.

Abstract

Two new lignans, 3,4,4'-trihydroxy-3',9-dimethoxy-9,9'-epoxylignan (1), 3,4'-dihydroxy-3',4, 9-trimethoxy-9,9'-epoxylignan (2), together with one known compound, 4,4'-dihydroxy-3,3',9-trimethoxy-9,9'-epoxylignan (3), were isolated from the 95 % EtOH extract of Viburnum foetidum. The structures of the two new compounds were elucidated on the basis of 1D, 2D-NMR, and mass spectral analysis. All the lignans were in vitro evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against four tumor cell lines (A549, SK-OV-3, SKMEL-2 and HCT15).

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cytotoxins / chemistry
  • Cytotoxins / isolation & purification
  • Cytotoxins / toxicity*
  • Humans
  • Lignans / chemistry
  • Lignans / isolation & purification
  • Lignans / toxicity*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / toxicity*
  • Viburnum / chemistry*

Substances

  • Cytotoxins
  • Lignans
  • Plant Extracts