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Macathioureas A-D, four new thiourea analogues from the roots of Lepidium meyenii
Hui-Chun Geng1, Xue-Song Wang2, Ning Chen3
1Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources, State Ethnic Affairs Commission & Ministry of Education, School of Ethnic Medicine, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming 650031, PR China; Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Science, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, PR China.
Abstract:
Macathioureas A-D (1-4), four new thiourea derivatives with a carbamothioylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide framework, were isolated from the roots of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) collected from Qujing, Yunnan Province of China. Their structures were identified based on extensive spectroscopic data, including 1D NMR, 2D NMR, and HRESIMS techniques. Their absolute configurations were assigned as 7S by the comparison of the experimental and predicted electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra. All the thiourea analogues were tested for their cytotoxicities against five human cancer cell lines. However, no significant activities were detected at concentrations up to 40 μM.
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