Gibbilimbols A-D, cytotoxic and antibacterial alkenylphenols from Piper gibbilimbum.
Fractionation of the petroleum ether extract from the leaves of Piper gibbilimbum collected in Papua New Guinea afforded four new alkenylphenols, gibbilimbols A-D (1-4). The structures of the isolates were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, mainly 1D- and 2D-NMR spectroscopy. Gibbilimbols A-D were found to be toxic to brine shrimp with an LC50 of approximately 5 microg/mL. Gibbilimbols A-D were further found to be cytotoxic toward KB nasopharyngal carcinoma cells (ED50 7.8-2.1 microg/mL). All isolates also showed antibacterial activity toward Staphylococcus epidermidis and Bacillus cereus.
Department of Pharmacy, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000187:drug effects; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D006801:Humans; D007624:KB Cells; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009512:New Guinea; D010636:Phenols / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000187:drug effects; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D010636:Phenols