New cytotoxic phloroglucinols, baeckenones D-F, from the leaves of Indonesian Baeckea frutescens

Khoirun Nisa, Takuya Ito*, Takeshi Kodama, Masami Tanaka, Yasuko Okamoto, Yoshinori Asakawa, Hiroshi Imagawa, Hiroyuki Morita

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Abstract

Three new phloroglucinols, baeckenones D-F (1-3), were obtained from the leaves of Indonesian Baeckea frutescens, along with the known unusual endoperoxide, phloroglucinol (4). The structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR and HREIMS spectra. Furthermore, the stereochemistry of baeckenone D (1) was established by an X-ray diffraction analysis. Among the isolated compounds 1-4, baeckenone F (3) showed moderate cytotoxic activities against human pancreatic (PSN-1), lung (A549), and breast (MDA-MB-231) cancer cell lines, with IC50 values of 33.3 μM, 34 μM, and 39.3 μM, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)236-240
Number of pages5
JournalFitoterapia
Volume109
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016/03

Keywords

  • Baeckea frutescens
  • Cytotoxic activity
  • Indonesia
  • Myrtaceae
  • Phloroglucinols

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmacology
  • Drug Discovery

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