Sesquiterpene Lactones and Flavonoids from Psephellus pyrrhoblepharus with Antiproliferative Activity on Human Gynecological Cancer Cell Lines
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. General Procedures
3.2. Plant Material
3.3. Extraction and Isolation
3.4. Antiproliferative Assay
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Availability: Samples of the compounds 1–6 are available from the authors. |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
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1 | 3.56 ddd (9.6, 7.1, 7.1) | 3.60 m | 3.47 ddd (9.5, 7.8, 7.2) | 3.01 dd (9.7, 7.2, 7.2) | 3.01 ddd (9.4, 7.1, 7.1) | 2.96 ddd (9.3, 7.3, 7.3) |
2a | 2.45 ddd (14.7, 7.1, 5.3) | 2.49 ddd (14.6, 7.0, 5.5) | 2.40 m | 2.10 ddd (13.1, 7.2, 7.0) | 2.09 ddd (13.4, 7.1, 7.1) | 2.10 ddd (13.8, 7.3, 7.1) |
2b | 1.51 ddd (14.7, 10.0, 7.1) | 1.54 dd (14.6, 10.2, 7.0) | 1.60 ddd (14.0, 10.1, 7.8) | 1.75 ddd (13.1, 9.3, 7.2) | 1.74 ddd (13.4, 9.3, 7.1) | 1.71 ddd (13.8, 9.4, 7.3) |
3 | 4.07 m | 4.10 m | 4.07 m | 4.51 t (9.3, 7.0) | 4.51 dd (9.3, 7.1) | 4.48 dd (9.4, 7.1) |
5 | 2.26 t (9.6) | 2.28 dd (9.8, 9.2) | 2.28 dd (10.2, 9.7) | 2.90 t (10.1, 9.7) | 2.91 dd (10.2, 9.4) | 2.84 m |
6 | 4.86 dd (9.6, 9.2) | 4.91 dd (9.8, 9.2) | 4.80 m | 4.34 t (10.1) | 4.35 t (10.2) | 4.16 dd (10.3, 9.2) |
7 | 3.15 br t (9.2) | 3.17 m | 3.20 m | 3.26 m | 3.28 m | 2.87 m |
8 | 5.12 m | 5.12 m | 5.12 m | 5.12 m | 5.15 m | 3.87 ddd (9.3, 4.8, 4.3) |
9a | 2.67dd (15.0, 4.5) | 2.71 dd (15.0, 4.8) | 2.75 dd (14.5, 5.0) | 2.73 dd (14.5, 4.9) | 2.73 dd (14.5, 5.0) | 2.67 dd (13.8, 4.8) |
9b | 2.38 br d (15.0) | 2.42 br d (15.0) | 2.38 dd (14.5, 3.2) | 2.38 br d (14.5) | 2.40 dd (14.5, 2.9) | 2.25 dd (13.8, 4.3) |
13a | 6.07 d (2.8) | 6.10 d (3.3) | 6.11 d (3.0) | 6.18 d (2.5) | 6.13 d (3.1) | 6.16 d (3.2) |
13b | 5.59 d (2.8) | 5.57 d (3.3) | 5.45 d (3.0) | 5.59 d (2.5) | 5.65 d (3.1) | 6.14 d (3.2) |
14a | 5.08 br s | 5.10 br s | 5.12 br s | 5.15 br s | 5.17 br s | 5.09 br s |
14b | 4.75 br s | 4.77 br s | 4.85 br s | 4.91 br s | 4.92 br s | 4.97 br s |
15a | 4.14 d (11.7) | 4.19 d (11.7) | 4.02 d (11.8) | 5.44 br s | 5.44 br s | 5.40 br s |
15b | 3.80 d (11.7) | 3.83 d (11.7) | 3.81 d (11.8) | 5.34 br s | 5.34 br s | 5.31 br s |
3′a | 6.28 br s | 6.18 br s | 6.31 br s | 6.13 d (2.5) | 6.31 br s | - |
3′b | 5.94 br s | 5.73 br s | 5.97 br s | 5.73 d (2.5) | 5.97 br s | - |
4′ | 4.28 s (2H) | 1.98 s | 4.31 s (2H) | 1.97 s | 4.31s (2H) | - |
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
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1 | 48.73 | 48.95 | 46.90 | 46.18 | 45.93 |
2 | 39.80 | 40.02 | 39.15 | 40.01 | 40.01 |
3 | 76.94 | 76.99 | 77.81 | 74.14 | 74.11 |
4 | 85.77 | 85.84 | 85.82 | 154.04 | 154.26 |
5 | 59.39 | 59.64 | 57.53 | 52.02 | 51.81 |
6 | 78.45 | 78.52 | 78.84 | 80.30 | 80.87 |
7 | 47.43 | 47.60 | 48.17 | 48.45 | 51.66 |
8 | 75.47 | 75.57 | 75.63 | 75.63 | 73.07 |
9 | 35.74 | 35.80 | 37.48 | 37.66 | 42.84 |
10 | 144.71 | 145.05 | 144.68 | 144.04 | 144.63 |
11 | 139.11 | 139.52 | 139.23 | 139.71 | 140.53 |
12 | 170.97 | 170.84 | 171.11 | 171.21 | 172.0 |
13 | 122.53 | 122.01 | 122.45 | 122.39 | 122.95 |
14 | 117.71 | 117.48 | 117.27 | 118.15 | 117.03 |
15 | 50.04 | 50.08 | 64.35 | 112.72 | 112.15 |
1′ | 166.65 | 167.86 | 166.55 | 166.55 | - |
2′ | 141.61 | 137.76 | 141.91 | 141.92 | - |
3′ | 126.25 | 126.92 | 125.97 | 125.97 | - |
4′ | 61.53 | 18.31 | 61.62 | 61.63 | - |
Inhibition of Cell Proliferation (%) ± SEM [Calculated IC50 (μM)] | ||||
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Compound | Conc. | SiHa | HeLa | MDA-MB-231 |
Chlorojanerin (1) | 10 μM | 82.10 ± 0.97 | 51.83 ± 2.43 | 90.55 ± 1.27 |
30 μM | 92.93 ± 0.35 | 77.08 ± 0.80 | 92.00 ± 0.68 | |
[6.71] | [11.37] | [2.21] | ||
19-Deoxychlorojanerin (2) | 10 μM | 90.93 ± 1.32 | 96.17 ± 0.38 | 96.14 ± 0.51 |
30 μM | 95.80 ± 0.15 | 96.14 ± 0.48 | 97.42 ± 0.36 | |
[5.54] | [4.86] | [2.88] | ||
15-Hydroxyjanerin (3) | 10 μM | <10 | <10 | <10 |
30 μM | <10 | <10 | <10 | |
Aguerin B (4) | 10 μM | 89.09 ± 1.54 | 28.87 ± 0.83 | 96.23 ± 0.45 |
30 μM | 97.92 ± 0.41 | 97.50 ± 0.31 | 96.64 ± 0.71 | |
[5.70] | [12.64] | [4.26] | ||
Cynaropicrin (5) | 10 μM | 63.03 ± 1.25 | 34.36 ± 2.37 | 92.16 ± 0.68 |
30 μM | 90.75 ± 0.55 | 68.26 ± 1.85 | 93.45 ± 0.27 | |
[8.39] | [12.99] | [4.80] | ||
Eleganin (6) | 10 μM | 64.97 ± 2.06 | 16.54 ± 1.48 | 89.44 ± 1.36 |
30 μM | 90.89 ± 0.43 | 73.99 ± 1.68 | 92.09 ± 0.9 | |
[7.57] | [19.62] | [6.86] | ||
Apigenin | 10 μM | <10* | 18.81 ± 0.80 | <10 |
30 μM | 29.92 ± 1.75 | 70.43 ± 1.09 | 28.42 ± 1.04 | |
Jaceosidine | 10 μM | 18.88 ± 2.99 | <10 | <10 |
30 μM | 60.08 ± 0.74 | 75.18 ± 0.68 | 40.04 ± 1.68 | |
6-Methoxyluteolin | 10 μM | 14.16 ± 1.49 | 88.00 ± 0.63 | <10 |
30 μM | 35.20 ± 2.08 | 93.74 ± 0.65 | 26.55 ± 2.12 | |
[4.50] | ||||
Scopoletin | 10 μM | <10 | <10 | 12.09 ± 2.59 |
30 μM | 17.18 ± 2.18 | <10 | 15.85 ± 1.85 | |
Cisplatin | 10 μM | 88.64 ± 0.50 | 42.61 ± 2.33 | 67.51 ± 1.01 |
30 μM | 90.18 ± 1.78 | 99.93 ± 0.26 | 87.75 ± 1.10 | |
[7.84] | [12.43] | [3.74] |
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Tastan, P.; Hajdú, Z.; Kúsz, N.; Zupkó, I.; Sinka, I.; Kivcak, B.; Hohmann, J. Sesquiterpene Lactones and Flavonoids from Psephellus pyrrhoblepharus with Antiproliferative Activity on Human Gynecological Cancer Cell Lines. Molecules 2019, 24, 3165. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24173165
Tastan P, Hajdú Z, Kúsz N, Zupkó I, Sinka I, Kivcak B, Hohmann J. Sesquiterpene Lactones and Flavonoids from Psephellus pyrrhoblepharus with Antiproliferative Activity on Human Gynecological Cancer Cell Lines. Molecules. 2019; 24(17):3165. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24173165
Chicago/Turabian StyleTastan, Pelin, Zsuzsanna Hajdú, Norbert Kúsz, István Zupkó, Izabella Sinka, Bijen Kivcak, and Judit Hohmann. 2019. "Sesquiterpene Lactones and Flavonoids from Psephellus pyrrhoblepharus with Antiproliferative Activity on Human Gynecological Cancer Cell Lines" Molecules 24, no. 17: 3165. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24173165