Three New Homoisoflavanones from the Ophiopogon japonicus Ker‐Gawler (Liliaceae) |
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Authors: | Yongyi Wang Jinzhong Xu Lei Zhang Haibin Qu |
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Institution: | Institute of Pharmaceutical Informatics, School of Pharmaceutical Science of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.?R. China (phone/fax: +86‐571‐88208428) |
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Abstract: | Three new homoisoflavanones, 1 – 3 , together with a known one, 4 , were obtained from the AcOEt extract of the tuberous roots of Ophiopogon japonicus (Liliaceae). They were identified as (3R)‐2,3‐dihydro‐7‐hydroxy‐5‐methoxy‐3‐(4‐methoxybenzyl)‐6,8‐dimethyl‐4H‐chromen‐4‐one ( 1 ), (3R)‐3‐(1,3‐benzodioxol‐5‐ylmethyl)‐2,3‐dihydro‐7‐hydroxy‐5‐methoxy‐6,8‐dimethyl‐4H‐chromen‐4‐one ( 2 ), (3R)‐3‐(1,3‐benzodioxol‐5‐ylmethyl)‐2,3‐dihydro‐7‐hydroxy‐5‐methoxy‐6‐methyl‐4H‐chromen‐4‐one ( 3 ), and ophiopogonanone A ( 4 ). Their structures were determined on the basis of extensive NMR‐spectroscopic and mass‐spectrometric analyses. The three new compounds are rare homoisoflavanones which contain a MeO group at C(5). Compounds 1 and 2 showed weak cytotoxicity against the HepG2 (human hepatoma G2), KB (human oral epidermoid carcinoma), and MCF‐7 (human breast adenocarcinoma) cell lines in an MTT assay. Compound 3 exhibited weak cytotoxicity against HepG2 and MCF‐7, and moderate cytotoxicity against KB cell lines. Compound 4 showed moderate cytotoxicity against HepG2, KB, and MCF‐7 cell lines. |
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Keywords: | Homoisoflavanones Ophiopogon japonicus Cytotoxic activity |
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