Cytotoxic 4-phenylcoumarins from the leaves of Marila pluricostata

J Nat Prod. 2005 Mar;68(3):369-73. doi: 10.1021/np049642g.

Abstract

Bioassay-guided fractionation of the CH(2)Cl(2) extract of the leaves of Marila pluricostata led to the isolation of 17 naturally occurring 4-phenylcoumarins, three of them, 5-hydroxy-8,8-dimethyl-4-phenyl-9,10-dihydro-8H-pyrano-[2,3-f]chromen-2-one (1), 5-hydroxy-8,8-dimethyl-4-phenyl-6-propionyl-9,10-dihydro-8H-pyrano-[2,3-f]chromen-2-one (2), and 5,7-dihydroxy-8-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-4-phenylchromen-2-one (3), are new natural compounds; the remaining (4-17) are known mammea-type coumarins. Their structures were established by spectroscopic means. All compounds were tested in cytotoxicity assays against the MCF-7, H-460, and SF-268 human cancer cell lines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Clusiaceae / chemistry*
  • Coumarins / chemistry
  • Coumarins / isolation & purification*
  • Coumarins / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Panama
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Coumarins