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Published on: September 28, 2022
Alkaloids from Scindapsus officinalis (Roxb.) Schott. and their biological activities
Jinqian Yu1, Xiangyun Song1, Peng Yang2
1Shandong Key Laboratory of TCM Quality Control Technology, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, PR China.
Abstract:
Two new alkaloid glycosides (1-2), two new amide alkaloids (3 and 6), and two new amine alkaloids (4 and 5), were isolated from Scindapsus officinalis (Roxb.) Schott., along with four known alkaloids (7-10). Structural elucidation of the isolated compounds was established by spectroscopic analysis, especially 2D NMR techniques and comparison with literatures. The absolute configurations of compounds 1 and 2 were determined by the electronic circular dichroism calculations. Compound 1 represent the first example of alkaloid glycoside found to possess an unprecedented 2,5-methanocyclopenta[b]azepine core. All isolates were evaluated for cytotoxic activity against MCF-7 human breast cancer cell and anti-inflammatory activity against nitric oxide (NO) production in vitro. Compounds 4, 6 and 8 demonstrated moderate cytotoxic effects against MCF-7 cell (IC50 of 11.6, 25.3, and 20.5 μM, respectively), and 1, 7 and 9 exhibited moderate inhibitory effects on NO production (IC50 of 19.8, 30.3, and 11.8 μM, respectively).
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