Abronione, a rotenoid from the desert annual Abronia villosa

Phytochem Lett. 2011 Jun 15;4(2):72-74. doi: 10.1016/j.phytol.2010.08.004.

Abstract

A high-throughput phytochemical investigation of Abronia villosa afforded a new rotenoid designated abronione (1) along with the known compounds boeravinone C and lupeol. The structure of 1 was determined using NMR, MS, and optical analysis with < 400 µg of material. Compound 1 displayed moderate cytotoxicity against NCI-H460 and HL-60 human cancer cell lines with IC(50) values of 14 and 36 µM, respectively.