Sesquiterpenes from the Leaves of Magnolia delavayi Franch. and Their Cytotoxic Activities

Chem Biodivers. 2019 May;16(5):e1900013. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.201900013. Epub 2019 Apr 4.

Abstract

Thirteen sesquiterpenes including eight new ones, magnodelavins A-H (1-8), were obtained from the 95 % ethanolic extract of the leaves of Magnolia delavayi Franch. The structures of the new compounds were determined by exhaustive 1 H-, 13 C-, 2D-NMR, UV, IR, and HR-ESI-MS data, as well as X-ray crystallographic analysis. Compounds 9 and 10 showed potent cytotoxic activities against HL-60, A-549, SMMC-7721, MCF-7, and SW480 human cancer cell lines in vitro using MTS assay.

Keywords: Magnolia delavayi; cytotoxicity; phytochemistry; sesquiterpene; structure elucidation.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • HL-60 Cells
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Magnolia / chemistry*
  • Magnolia / metabolism
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Plant Leaves / metabolism
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry*
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Sesquiterpenes