Lignans from the root of Wikstroemia indica and their cytotoxic activity against PANC-1 human pancreatic cancer cells

Hang Chang, Yuwei Wang, Xue Gao, Zehai Song, Suresh Awale, Na Han, Zhihui Liu, Jun Yin*

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Abstract

Six new compounds, wikstronin A (1), wikstronin B (2), wikstresinol (3), acetylwikstresinol (4), bis-5′,5′-(+)-matairesinol (5), bis-5,5′-(+)-matairesinol (6), together with 20 known compounds (7–26) were isolated from the CH2Cl2 extract of roots of Wikstroemia indica. Structures of compounds 1–6 were determined by extensive NMR and CD spectroscopic analysis. In vitro preferential cytotoxicity of all the isolates was evaluated against a PANC-1 human pancreatic cell line. Compounds 8 and 12 displayed mild preferential cytotoxicity in the nutrient-deprived medium (NDM) and without causing toxicity in normal nutrient-rich conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)31-37
Number of pages7
JournalFitoterapia
Volume121
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017/09

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmacology
  • Drug Discovery

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