title: Indole alkaloids from Cephalanceropsis gracilis.
abstract: Purification of CHCl3 and EtOAc solubles of the MeOH extract of Cephalanceropsis gracilis afforded seven new indole alkaloids, cephalinones A (1), B (2), C (3), and D (4) and cephalandoles A (5), B (6), and C (7), besides eight known compounds. The structures of the new compounds were determined by spectroscopic analysis. All 15 indole alkaloids were evaluated for their cytotoxic effects on MCF-7, NCI-H460, and SF-268 cell lines by the MTT method. Only cephalinone-F (6) showed significant cytotoxicity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cosmetic Science, Chung Hwa College of Medical Technology, Tainan, 717, Taiwan, Republic of China. wupl@mail.ncku.edu.tw
authors.forename: Pei-Lin
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yu-Lin
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Chen-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Jao
mesh_terms: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D006801:Humans; D026121:Indole Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015394:Molecular Structure; D029595:Orchidaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D013624:Taiwan; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D026121:Indole Alkaloids