title: Cytotoxic diterpenes from Cassipourea madagascariensis from the Madagascar rainforest.
abstract: Bioassay-directed fractionation of ethanol extracts of the roots and leaves of the plant Cassipourea madagascariensis resulted in the isolation of the two new terpenoids cassipourol (1) and cassipouryl acetate (2) in addition to the three known compounds, 3beta,30-dihydroxylup-20(29)-ene (3), 30-hydroxylup-20(29)-en-3-one (4), and combretol (5). The structures of the two new compounds were established on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data and chemical conversion. All the isolated compounds were tested against the A2780 human ovarian cancer cell line; the two diterpenes (1 and 2) showed moderate cytotoxic activity, while the three known compounds (3-5) were weakly active.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0212, USA.
authors.forename: V S Prakash
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Chaturvedula
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Norris
authors.forename: James S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Fidisoa
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ratovoson
authors.forename: Rabodo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andriantsiferana
authors.forename: Vincent E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Rasamison
authors.forename: David G I
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Kingston
mesh_terms: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008270:Madagascar; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D018515:Plant Leaves; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D043982:Rhizophoraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D004224:Diterpenes; C508835:cassipourol; C508836:cassipouryl acetate