Two New Triterpenoid Saponins Cytotoxic to Human Glioblastoma U251MG Cells from Ardisia pusilla
✍ Scribed by Hai-Feng Tang; Jun Yun; Hou-Wen Lin; Xiao-Li Chen; Xiao-Juan Wang; Guang Cheng
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 204 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1612-1872
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Two new triterpenoid saponins, ardipusillosides IV and V (1 and 2, resp.), together with one known saponin, ardisiacrispin B (3), were isolated from the whole plants of Ardisia pusilla A. DC. Their structures were deduced by extensive spectral analysis and chemical evidences. Compound 1 contains a glycosylated glycerol residue which is a very rare structural feature among triterpenoid glycosides and has been so far found only in the genus Ardisia. All the saponins exhibited significant cytotoxicity against human glioblastoma U251MG cells, but did not affect the growth of primary cultured human astrocytes.