Antiproliferative Flavanoid Dimers Isolated from Brazilian Red Propolis

J Nat Prod. 2020 Jun 26;83(6):1784-1793. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b01136. Epub 2020 Jun 11.

Abstract

Herein reported are results of the chemical and biological investigation of red propolis collected at the Brazilian Northeast coastline. New propolones A-D (1-4), with a 3-{3-[(2-phenylbenzofuran-3-yl)methyl]phenyl}chromane skeleton; propolonones A-C (5-7), with a 3-[3-(3-benzylbenzofuran-2-yl)phenyl]chromane skeleton; and propolol A (8), with a 6-(3-benzylbenzofuran-2-yl)-3-phenylchromane skeleton, were isolated as constituents of Brazilian red propolis by cytotoxicity-guided assays and structurally identified by analysis of their spectroscopic data. Propolone B (2) and propolonone A (5) display significant cytotoxic activities against an ovarian cancer cell line expressing a multiple drug resistance phenotype when compared with doxorubicin.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Brazil
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Doxorubicin / pharmacology
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / drug effects
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Propolis / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Doxorubicin
  • Propolis