A novel constituent from Rollinia mucosa, rollicosin, and a new approach to develop annonaceous acetogenins as potential antitumor agents

J Nat Prod. 2003 Feb;66(2):279-81. doi: 10.1021/np020236b.

Abstract

Rollicosin (1), a new Annonaceous acetogenin, was isolated from the unripe fruits of Rollinia mucosa. Rollicosin (1) is the first compound of this type to contain lactone moieties on both sides of the aliphatic chain and to lack either tetrahydrofuran or tetrahydropyran rings. Its structure was determined on the basis of spectroscopic analyses. This compound may serve as a new prototype molecule to develop Annonaceous acetogenins as potential antitumor agents.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Furans / chemistry
  • Furans / isolation & purification*
  • Furans / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Lactones / chemistry
  • Lactones / isolation & purification*
  • Lactones / pharmacology
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Rollinia / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Taiwan
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured / drug effects

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Furans
  • Lactones
  • rollicosin
  • muricatacin