title: Antiproliferative compounds of Cyphostemma greveana from a Madagascar dry forest.
abstract: Bioassay-guided fractionation of the EtOH extracts obtained from a plant identified as Cyphostemma greveana Desc. (Vitaceae) led to the identification of one macrolide, lasiodiplodin (1), three sesquiterpenoids, 12-hydroxy-15-oxoselina-4,11-diene (2), 1β,6α-dihydroxyeudesm-4(15)-ene (3), and (7R*)-opposit-4(15)-ene-1β,7-diol (5), and a new diterpenoid, 16,18-dihydroxykolavenic acid lactone (4). All the isolates were tested against the A2780 human ovarian cancer cell line, and compound 4 and a fraction containing 5 as the major constituent showed antiproliferative activities with IC(50) values of 0.44 μM (0.14 μg/ml) and 0.045 μg/ml, respectively. A partial synthesis of compound 5 was carried out, but the pure synthetic compound was inactive, indicating that the activity of the fraction containing it must be due to a very minor and as yet unidentified substance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, M/C 0212, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA.
authors.forename: Shugeng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Yanpeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brodie
authors.forename: James S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Randrianaivo
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rakotobe
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*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008270:Madagascar; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014197:Trees; D027844:Vitaceae / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D010936:Plant Extracts