title: Taxines from the needles of Taxus wallichiana.
abstract: A taxine, 5 alpha O-(3'-dimethylamino-3'-phenylpropionyl) taxinine M (1) together with two known compounds 7-O-acetyltaxine A (2) and 2 alpha-acetoxy-2' beta-deacetylaustrospicatine (3) were isolated from the needles of the Himalayan yew, Taxus wallichiana Zucc. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of the NMR spectral data, ESI-MS/MS analysis and chemical methods. Compounds 1 and 3 showed moderate cytotoxic activity against the lung cancer cell line A549 in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council Canada, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H4P 2R2.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Prasain
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stefanowicz
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kiyota
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Habeichi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Konishi
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D006801:Humans; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D043823:Taxoids; D020946:Taxus / Q000737:chemistry*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D043823:Taxoids; C047703:taxine