• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.449-454
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• 2000

In search for plant-derived cytotoxic compounds, it was found that the $CHCl_3$ and EtOAC extracts obtained from the flowers of Paulownia coreana Uyeki (Scrophulariaceae) exhibited significant cytotoxic activity against human tumor cell lines, A549, SK-OV-3, SK-MEL-2, XF498, and HCT15. Activity-guided fractionation on the basis of the inhibitory activity against the growth of human tumor cell lines, in vitro, and repeated column chromatography afforded several cytotoxic compounds from P. coreana. The structures and stereochemistry of these compounds were established, on the basis of analysis of spectra including IR, UV, EI-MS, $^{1}H-NMR,\;^{13}C-NMR$ and some chemical transformations, as Compound PCCl $(2-hydroxy-4(15),11(13)-eudesmadien-8{\beta},12-olide)$, Compound $PCC2(2,3-dihydro-4-hydroxy-1(15),11(13)-xanthadien-8{\beta},12-olide)$, Compound PCE1 (chrysophanol), Compound PCE2 (emodin), Compound PCE3 (physcion). Cytotoxic activity of compounds obtained from P. coreana. on five tumor cells lines was evaluated by procedure of SRB methods.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.559-561
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• 1996

A minor cytotoxic compound was isolated by bioassay-guided fractionation from Asiasari Radix and identified as aristolactam III(1) on the basis of spectral data and chemical evidence. This is the first report on the isolation of compound 1 from Asiasarum genus. Compound 1 exhibited a significant cytotoxic activity against the three kinds of human cancer cell lines (A 549, SK-MEL-2 and SK-OV-3).

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.599-601
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• 1995

A cytotoxic compound, MCHS-4, was isolated from the mycelium of Streptomyces T70 and identified as manumycin A. The compound showed significant cytotoxicity against human gastric carcinoma cell line, SNU-1 and human hepatocellular cell line, SNU-354.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.23-27
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• 2019

From the pericarps of Litsea japonica (Thunb.) Jussieu, eighteen butanolide derivatives (1 - 18) were evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against HeLa, HL-60, and MCF-7 cells. Compounds 1-9 with 2-alkylidene-3-hydroxy-4-methylbutanolides structure exhibited cytotoxic activities against cancer-cell lines. Among them, compound 8 (litsenolide $D_2$) exhibited the most potent cytotoxicity against the tested cell lines, including HeLa, HL-60, and MCF-7, with $IC_{50}$ values of $17.6{\pm}1.3$, $4.2{\pm}0.2$, and $12.8{\pm}0.0{\mu}M$, respectively. Compound 8 induced apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. Annexin V/Propidium Iodide (PI) double staining confirmed that 8 effectively induced apoptosis in MCF-7 cells. To the best of our knowledge, we have reported cytotoxic activity of butanolides from L. japonica against these cancer-cell lines for the first time.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.43 no.5
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• pp.584-590
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• 1999

Bioactivity-directed fractionation from the seeds of Annona cherimolia resulted in the isolation of two known cytotoxic compounds : corrosolin (1) and compound-2 (2). The structures of these compounds were characterized on the basis of chemical and spectral data. Corrosolin has a relative stereochemical relationship of threo/trans/threo for the mono-tetrahydrofuran (THF) ring with two flanking hydroxyls, from C-15 to C-20, which is the annonacin type. Compound-2 has a relative stereochemical relationship of threo/trans/threo/trans/threo for the adjacent bis-THF ring with two flanking hydroxyls, such as in the asimicin type. The absolute configurations of carbinol carbons in corrosolin in corrosolin were determined as 10R, 15R, and 20R by analysis of its Mosher ester derivatives. Corrosolin and compound-2 are known, but are first isolated in this plant.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.279-282
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• 2020

Chemical investigation of the methanol extract of Koordersiodendron pinnatum Merr. leaves resulted a new naphthalene derivative, (Z)-4-(tetradec-3-enyl)naphthalene-1,2,7-triol (1), together with three known compounds, ��-sitosterol (2), 20-epibryonolic acid (3), and scopoletin (4). The structure of the new compound was elucidated based on spectroscopic evidence. The isolated compounds (1-4) were tested their cytotoxic activities against the P-388 murine leukemia cell line and compound 1 has highest activity with IC50 1.94 μM.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.27 no.8
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• pp.840-844
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• 2004

A triterpene was isolated as a cytotoxic principle from the dichloromethane extract of Korean mistletoe (KM； Viscum album colora turn) by repeated silica gel chromatography and recrystalli-zation. In in vitro analysis of cytotoxic activity using various human and murine tumor cell lines, the dichloromethane extract of KM was highly cytotoxic against these cells. We isolated the most active compound, referred to VD-3, from the dichloromethane extract of KM. The VD-3 was shown to be less cytotoxic to normal cells (murine splenocytes). From the identification of the chemical structure of VD-3 by spectral data and chemical synthesis, the compound was proven to be epi-oleanolic acid. Tumor cells treated with VD-3 showed a typical pattern of apo-ptotic cell death, such as apparent morphological changes and DNA fragmentation. These results indicate that epi-oleanolic acid is an important compound responsible for antitumor activity of KM.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.257-261
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• 2005

Marine sponges are known to produce a number of cytotoxic secondary metabolites. In the course of searching for cytotoxic metabolites from marine organisms, we have evaluated cytotoxic activities of six marine secondary metabolites isolated from various sponges. The cytotoxic compounds 1-6 were isolated by the application of various chromatographic methods, including column chromatography and HPLC. The molecular structures were mostly determined using mass spectrometry (MS) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy. Furanosestererpenes (compounds 1-3) from Psammocinia sp., cyclitol derivatives (compounds 4 and 5) from Sarcotragus sp., and bromotyrosine-type compound (6) from an association of two sponges Jaspis wondoensis and Poecillastra wondoensis were evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against three cancer cell lines; Hep G2, HeLa, and MCF-7. All tested compounds exhibited cyctoxicity at concentrations ranging from $5\;\mug/mL\;to\;25\;\mug/mL.$ Particularly, among the tested compounds, compound 6 showed the highest potency displaying at least $80\%$ of cytotoxicity at $5\;\mug/mL$ level against all three cancer cell lines.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.575-579
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• 2004

4-Geranyloxy compound (1) has elucidated by spectroscopic analysis. This compound (1) inhibited the growth of the dermatophytic fungus Trichophyton mentagrophytes ATCC 28185, (2 mm inhibition zone at 15 ㎍/disc), cytotoxic to P388 murine leukaemia eel/lines ATCC CCL 46 P388D1, (IC/sub 50/ 1,125 ng/ml at 7.5㎍/disc) and BSC monkey kidney cell lines (100% of well at 15 ㎍/disc).

• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.21-22
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• 2001

A cytotoxic compound was purified from the flowers (46 g) of Paulownia tomentosa by normal column chromatography. As a result of the structure analysis by spectroscopic methods, the compound was identified as isoatriplicolide tiglate, which shows in vitro cytotoxicity.