Bioactive spirostane glycosides from Tacca plantaginea
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Functionalized Spirocyclic Heterocycle Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Assay
Published on: February 9, 2021
Zhen-Hua Liu1, Huan Yan2, Yong-Ai Si1
1State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
Abstract:
Eight new spirostane glycosides, taccaosides E-L (2-7, 11, and 14), along with 7 known spirostane glycosides were isolated from the extract of the whole plants of Tacca plantaginea (Hance) Drenth. Their structures were established on the basis of physical data, spectroscopic analysis (MS, 1D and 2D NMR), and chemical methods. The cytotoxicities of the isolates were evaluated in vitro against two human cancer cell lines (HEK293 and HepG2). The results showed that compound 1 had the strongest cytotoxic activity with IC50 values of 1.7 μM and 1.2 μM against the two cancer cell lines, respectively. Furthermore, the spirostane glycosides with 17α-hydroxyl group at their aglycones (10, 12, and 15) were tested for the induced platelet aggregation activity.
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