Cytotoxic Homoisoflavonoids from Ophiopogon japonicus Tubers

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2017 Feb 1;65(2):204-207. doi: 10.1248/cpb.c16-00743. Epub 2016 Dec 3.

Abstract

A phytochemical fractionation of a methanol extract of Ophiopogon japonicus tubers led to the isolation of a new homoisoflavanone, homoisopogon A (1), and three new homoisoflavanes, homoisopogon B-D (2-4). Their chemical structures were elucidated by mass, NMR, and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopic methods. Homoisopogon A (1) exhibited potent cytotoxicity against human lung adenocarcinoma LU-1, human epidermoid carcinoma KB, and human melanoma SK-Mel-2 cancer cells with IC50 values ranging from 0.51 to 0.66 µM.

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor*
  • Humans
  • Isoflavones / chemistry
  • Isoflavones / isolation & purification*
  • Isoflavones / pharmacology*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Ophiopogon / chemistry*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plant Tubers / chemistry*

Substances

  • Isoflavones
  • Plant Extracts