title: Isolation and characterization of new lactam compounds that inhibit lung and colon cancer cells from adlay (Coix lachryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf) bran.
abstract: Five active compounds that inhibit cancer cells were isolated from adlay bran (Coix lachryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf), and their structures and activities in vitro were characterized. The ethyl acetate-soluble fraction of methanol extracts of adlay bran (ABM-EtOAc) exhibited a stronger anti-proliferative effect on human lung cancer cell A549, human colorectal carcinoma cell HT-29, and COLO 205 than other fractions by MTT (3-4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide) assay. Assay-guided isolation gave five lactams including three that were previously undocumented; coixspirolactam A (1), coixspirolactam B (2), and coixspirolactam C (3); one isolated from the natural plant for the first time, coixlactam (4); and one known compound, methyl dioxindole-3-acetate (5). Pure active compounds were identified by spectral analysis including IR, 1H and 13C NMR, UV-vis, MS and 2D NMR techniques. All the compounds were tested for their anti-proliferative effect on A549, HT-29 and COLO 205 cells. These compounds showed anti-cancer activities with IC50 values between 28.6 and 72.6microg/mL.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Food Science and Technology, Center for Food and Biomolecules, College of Bioresources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ming-Yi
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Huan-You
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Faiwen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Wenchang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Yueh-Hsiung
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kuo
mesh_terms: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D031742:Coix / Q000737:chemistry*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D019073:HT29 Cells; D006801:Humans; D007769:Lactams / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D000432:Methanol; D012997:Solvents; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D007769:Lactams; D012997:Solvents; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles; C022616:thiazolyl blue; D000432:Methanol