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Subehan Lallo1, Sullim Lee, Dya Fita Dibwe
1a Faculty of Pharmacy, Biofarmaka Research Center, Hasanuddin University , Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km 10, Makassar , 90245 , Indonesia.
Abstract:
The isolation of secondary metabolites from a methanolic extract of Kaempferia rotunda yielded 12 compounds (1-12), including a new polyoxygenated cyclohexane compound, (-)-3-acetyl-4-benzoyl-1-benzoyloxymethyl-1,6-diepoxycyclohexan-2,3,4,5-tetrol (1). The structures of the isolated compounds were determined based on their spectroscopic data and comparison with references. All of the isolated compounds were tested for their cytotoxic activity against pancreatic (PSN-1) and breast (MDA-MB231) cancer cell lines. Compound 12 showed moderate cytotoxic activity against PSN-1 and MDA-MB231 without showing any cytotoxicity against the normal cell line, TIG-3.
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