Cucurbitane glucosides from the root of Machilus yaoshansis

J Nat Prod. 2011 Nov 28;74(11):2431-7. doi: 10.1021/np200706n. Epub 2011 Nov 1.

Abstract

Seven new cucurbitane triterpene glucosides (1-5, 8, and 9) and five known analogues (6, 7, 10, cucurbitacin I 2-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, and khekadaengoside K) have been isolated from an ethanol extract of roots of Machilus yaoshansis. Compounds 1 and 2 have an unusual 16,23:22,25-diepoxy unit, 4 is an uncommon cucurbitane 25-carbamate with the carbamoyl amino group attached at C-24 to form an oxazolidinone ring in the side chain, and 8 is the first example of a trinorcucurbitane derivative. The configurations in several pairs of C-24 epimeric cucurbitacins with 24,25-dihydroxy-22-one side chains were assigned, and the validity of J(23a,24) and J(23b,24) values to differentiate the configuration at C-24 in these cucurbitane derivatives is discussed. Compounds 2-4 showed in vitro activity against protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B with IC50 values of 8.63, 2.81, and 4.26 μM, respectively. Cucurbitacin E 2-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (10) showed selective cytotoxicity against BGC-823 and A549 cancer cells with IC50 values of 4.98 and 3.20 μM, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology
  • Glucosides / chemistry
  • Glycosides / chemistry
  • Glycosides / isolation & purification*
  • Glycosides / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Lauraceae / chemistry*
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1 / metabolism
  • Steroids
  • Triterpenes / chemistry
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Triterpenes / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Glucosides
  • Glycosides
  • Steroids
  • Triterpenes
  • cucurbitacin E 2-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside
  • cucurbitane
  • khekadaengoside K
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1