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Macroline-Sarpagine Bisindole Alkaloids with Antiproliferative Activity from Alstonia penangiana
Joanne Soon-Yee Yeap1, Hazwani Mat Saad2, Chun-Hoe Tan2
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science , University of Malaya , 50603 Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia.
Abstract:
A methanol extract of the stem bark of the Malayan Alstonia penangiana provided seven new bisindole alkaloids, comprising six macroline-sarpagine alkaloids (angustilongines E-K, 1-6) and one macroline-pleiocarpamine bisindole alkaloid (angustilongine L, 7). Analysis of the spectroscopic data (NMR and MS) of these compounds led to the proposed structures of these alkaloids. The macroline-sarpagine alkaloids (1-6) showed in vitro growth inhibitory activity against a panel of human cancer cell lines, inclusive of KB, vincristine-resistant KB, PC-3, LNCaP, MCF7, MDA-MB-231, HT-29, HCT 116, and A549 cells (IC50 values: 0.02-9.0 μM).
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