Labdane diterpenoids from Curcuma amada rhizomes collected in Myanmar and their antiproliferative activities

Nwet Nwet Win*, Takuya Ito, Hla Ngwe, Yi Yi Win, Prema, Yasuko Okamoto, Masami Tanaka, Yoshinori Asakawa, Ikuro Abe, Hiroyuki Morita

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Abstract

Four new labdane diterpenoids, 12β-hydroxy-15-norlabda-8(17),13(14)-dien-16-oic acid (1), (E)-15-ethoxy-15-methoxylabda-8(17),12-dien-16-al (2), (E)-15α-ethoxy-14α-hydroxylabda-8(17),12-dien-16-olide (3), and 15-ethoxy-12β-hydroxylabda-8(17),13(14)-dien-16,15-olide (4) were isolated from the methanol extract of Curcuma amada rhizomes collected in Myanmar, together with 13 known analogs. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic techniques. All of the isolates were evaluated for their antiproliferative activities against a small panel of five different human cancer cell lines (A549, human lung cancer; HeLa, human cervical cancer; MCF7, human breast cancer; PANC-1 and PSN-1, human pancreatic cancer). Among the isolates, compounds 2 − 4, 7, 8, 12, and 17 showed mild antiproliferative activities with IC50 values ranging from 19.7 to 96.1 μM. (E)-14-Hydroxy-15-norlabda-8(17),12-dien-16-al (11) exhibited strong antiproliferative activities selectively against HeLa, PANC-1, and PSN-1 cells, with IC50 values of 5.88, 1.00, and 3.98 μM, respectively. These potencies were comparable to those of the positive control, 5-fluorouracil.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)34-39
Number of pages6
JournalFitoterapia
Volume122
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017/10

Keywords

  • Antiproliferative activity
  • Curcuma amada
  • Labdane diterpenoids
  • Zingiberaceae

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmacology
  • Drug Discovery

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