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Three New Homoisoflavanones from the Ophiopogon japonicus Ker‐Gawler (Liliaceae)
Author(s) -
Wang Yongyi,
Xu Jinzhong,
Zhang Lei,
Qu Haibin
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
helvetica chimica acta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.74
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1522-2675
pISSN - 0018-019X
DOI - 10.1002/hlca.200900333
Subject(s) - chemistry , cytotoxicity , liliaceae , stereochemistry , mtt assay , cell culture , human breast , cell , biochemistry , in vitro , botany , cancer cell , medicine , genetics , cancer , biology
Three new homoisoflavanones, 1 – 3 , together with a known one, 4 , were obtained from the AcOEt extract of the tuberous roots of Ophiopogon japonicus (Liliaceae). They were identified as (3 R )‐2,3‐dihydro‐7‐hydroxy‐5‐methoxy‐3‐(4‐methoxybenzyl)‐6,8‐dimethyl‐4 H ‐chromen‐4‐one ( 1 ), (3 R )‐3‐(1,3‐benzodioxol‐5‐ylmethyl)‐2,3‐dihydro‐7‐hydroxy‐5‐methoxy‐6,8‐dimethyl‐4 H ‐chromen‐4‐one ( 2 ), (3 R )‐3‐(1,3‐benzodioxol‐5‐ylmethyl)‐2,3‐dihydro‐7‐hydroxy‐5‐methoxy‐6‐methyl‐4 H ‐chromen‐4‐one ( 3 ), and ophiopogonanone A ( 4 ). Their structures were determined on the basis of extensive NMR‐spectroscopic and mass‐spectrometric analyses. The three new compounds are rare homoisoflavanones which contain a MeO group at C(5). Compounds 1 and 2 showed weak cytotoxicity against the HepG2 (human hepatoma G2), KB (human oral epidermoid carcinoma), and MCF‐7 (human breast adenocarcinoma) cell lines in an MTT assay. Compound 3 exhibited weak cytotoxicity against HepG2 and MCF‐7, and moderate cytotoxicity against KB cell lines. Compound 4 showed moderate cytotoxicity against HepG2, KB, and MCF‐7 cell lines.