title: Isolation of new monoterpene coumarins from Micromelum minutum leaves and their cytotoxic activity against Leishmania major and cancer cells.
abstract: On the basis of a leishmanicidal assay-guided isolation, two new monoterpene coumarins, minutin A and minutin B, were purified from Micromelum minutum leaves together with four known coumarins, 8,4″-dihydroxy-3″,4″-dihydrocapnolactone-2',3'-diol, 8-hydroxyisocapnolactone-2',3'-diol, 8-hydroxy-3″,4″-dihydrocapnolactone-2',3'-diol, and clauslactone E. Among these compounds, minutin A, minutin B, 8-hydroxyisocapnolactone-2',3'-diol and clauslactone E showed a significant cytotoxic activity against Leishmania major with IC50 values of 26.2, 20.2, 12.1, and 9.8 μM, respectively, while 8,4″-dihydroxy-3″4″-dihydrocapnolactone-2',3'-diol and 8-hydroxy-3″,4″-dihydrocapnolactone-2',3'-diol were not active. However, all these compounds exhibited some inhibitory activity against one or more lung adenocarcinoma (SBC3 and A549) and leukaemia (K562, and K562/ADM) cell lines. Amongst these, clauslactone E, minutin B and 8-hydroxyisocapnolactone-2',3'-diol possessed the strongest cytotoxic activity against SBC3, A549, K562, and K562/ADM cell lines, with IC50 values of 3.7, 10.4, 12.1, and 10.8 μM for clauslactone E; 9.6, 17.5, 8.7 and 6.7 μM for minutin B; 8.8, 10.1, 16.9, and 10.1 μM for 8-hydroxyisocapnolactone-2',3'-diol, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat-Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakunpak
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsunami
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panichayupakaranant
mesh_terms: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D003374:Coumarins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003603:Cytotoxins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D018320:Leishmania major / Q000187:drug effects; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D027821:Rutaceae / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D003374:Coumarins; D003603:Cytotoxins