Plant anticancer agents XXXIX: Triterpenes from Iris missouriensis (Iridaceae).
Employing the roots of Iris missouriensis, two known triterpenes, iso-iridogermanal and zeorin, were isolated and identified. As presently reported, they were found to demonstrate cytotoxic activity toward cultured P-388 cells (ED50 = 0.1 and 1.1 microgram/mL, respectively). Additionally, a new triterpene that demonstrated an ED50 of 8.5 micrograms/mL was isolated. On the basis of spectral analysis and chemical correlation with zeorin, the structure was shown to be 6 6 alpha-hydroxy-A'-neogermmacer-22(29)-en-30-oic acid (missourin).
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D000818:Animals; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D007941:Leukemia P388 / Q000473:pathology; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D051379:Mice; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000032:analysis*; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D014315:Triterpenes; C048780:missourin; C048779:zeorin