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Mulyadi Tanjung1, Muhammad Fajar Aldin1, Ali Rohman1
1Natural Products Chemistry Research Group, Organic Chemistry Division, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Abstract:
To clarify the cytotoxic potential of Mesua caudata (King) Kosterm., three novel benzophenone derivatives, mesucaudatins A-C (1-3), along with one known xanthone compound (4), were found in the stem bark of this plant. The structure determination of all benzophenones (1-3) was carried out by 1D (1H,13C) or 2D (HMQC, HMBC) NMR spectroscopy, and high-resolution MS data. All isolates from this plant were first tested for cytotoxicity against cervical (HeLa) and breast cancer (MCF-7) cells. Mesucaudatin A (1) exhibited potent cytotoxic activity against HeLa cells and MCF-7 cells with IC50 values of 0.76 and 9.29 μM, respectively. Macluraxanthone (4) also showed high activity against HeLa cells (IC50 = 3.96 μM) and moderate activity against MCF-7 cells (IC50 = 10.10 μM).
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