Antitumor germacranolides from Anvillea garcinii

J Nat Prod. 1996 Apr;59(4):403-5. doi: 10.1021/np960064g.

Abstract

The aerial parts of Anvillea garcinii yielded two new germacranolides, 9 alpha-hydroxy-1 beta, 10 alpha-epoxyparthenolide (4) and parthenolid-9-one (5), in addition to the known 9 alpha-hydroxyparthenolide (1), 9 beta-hydroxyparthenolide (2), and 9 beta-hydroxy-1 beta, 10 alpha-epoxyparthenolide (3). The structures of the new compounds were elucidated from their spectral data (IR, MS, 1H- and 13C-NMR, 1H-1H COSY, and 1H-13C HETCOR) and by chemical derivatization. The hitherto unreported 13C-NMR data and carbon atom assignments of the previously isolated lactones 1, 2, and 3 were given. The in-vitro antitumor and anti-HIV activities were evaluated for the isolated compounds.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Antiviral Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • HIV / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Sesquiterpenes