title: An unusual sesquiterpene derivative from Ferula kuhistanica.
abstract: An unusual new sesquiterpene derivative, kuhistaferone (1), was isolated from the fruits of the Uzbekistan medicinal plant Ferula kuhistanica. The structure of 1 was established on the basis of spectroscopic evidence. Compound 1 showed moderate cytotoxicity against the human colon tumor cell line HCT116.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D005309:Ferula / Q000737:chemistry*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects; D014610:Uzbekistan
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C470488:kuhistaferone; D008712:Methicillin