Cytotoxic Flavones from the Stem Bark of Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd

Planta Medica ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 84 (02) ◽  
pp. 129-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lien Do ◽  
Thammarat Aree ◽  
Pongpun Siripong ◽  
Nga Vo ◽  
Tuyet Nguyen ◽  
...  

AbstractFive new flavones possessing a fully substituted A-ring with C-6 and C-8 methyl groups, bougainvinones I – M (1–5), along with three known congeners, 2′-hydroxydemethoxymatteucinol (6), 5,7,3′,4′-tetrahydroxy-3-methoxy-6,8-dimethylflavone (7) and 5,7,4′-trihydroxy-3-methoxy-6,8-dimethylflavone (8), were isolated from the EtOAc extract of the stem bark of Bougainvillea spectabilis. Their structures were established by means of spectroscopic data (ultraviolet, infrared, high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, and one-dimensional and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance) and single-crystal X-ray crystallographic analysis. The in vitro cytotoxicity of all isolated compounds against five cancer cell lines (KB, HeLa S-3, MCF-7, HT-29, and HepG2) was evaluated. Compound 5 showed promising cytotoxic activity against the KB and HeLa S-3 cell lines, with IC50 values of 7.44 and 6.68 µM. The other compounds exhibited moderate cytotoxicity against the KB cell line.

Planta Medica ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 84 (17) ◽  
pp. 1292-1299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo-Chun Yang ◽  
Jia-Hui Hu ◽  
Bing-Long Li ◽  
Huan Liu ◽  
Jia-Yue Wang ◽  
...  

AbstractSix new neo-clerodane diterpenoids (1–6), scutebatas X – Z, A1-C1, along with twelve known ones (7–18) were obtained via the phytochemical investigation of the aerial parts of Scutellaria barbata. Their structures were established by detailed spectroscopic analysis. The absolute configurations of 1 and 2, as the representative members of this type, were identified based on a circular dichroic exciton chirality method. Moreover, in vitro cytotoxicity of compounds 1–6 were evaluated against three human cancer cell lines (SGC-7901, MCF-7, and A-549) using the MTT method. Compound 6 showed cytotoxic activities against all the three cell lines with IC50 values of 17.9, 29.9, and 35.7 µM, respectively.


Pharmaceutics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliana B. Souto ◽  
Selma B. Souto ◽  
Aleksandra Zielinska ◽  
Alessandra Durazzo ◽  
Massimo Lucarini ◽  
...  

We have developed a new cationic solid lipid nanoparticle (SLN) formulation, composed of Compritol ATO 888, poloxamer 188 and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), to load perillaldehyde 1,2-epoxide, and surface-tailored with a monoclonal antibody for site-specific targeting of human epithelial growth receptor 2 (HER2). Perillaldehyde 1,2-epoxide-loaded cationic SLN (cPa-SLN), with a mean particle size (z-Ave) of 275.31 ± 4.78 nm and polydispersity index (PI) of 0.303 ± 0.081, were produced by high shear homogenization. An encapsulation efficiency of cPa-SLN above 80% was achieved. The release of perillaldehyde 1,2-epoxide from cationic SLN followed the Korsemeyer–Peppas kinetic model, which is typically seen in nanoparticle formulations. The lipid peroxidation of cPa-SLN was assessed by the capacity to produce thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances, while the antioxidant activity was determined by the capacity to scavenge the stable radical DPPH. The surface functionalization of cPa-SLN with the antibody was done via streptavidin-biotin interaction, monitoring z-Ave, PI and ZP of the obtained assembly (cPa-SLN-SAb), as well as its stability in phosphate buffer. The effect of plain cationic SLN (c-SLN, monoterpene free), cPa-SLN and cPa-SLN-SAb onto the MCF-7 cell lines was evaluated in a concentration range from 0.01 to 0.1 mg/mL, confirming that streptavidin adsorption onto cPa-SLN-SAb improved the cell viability in comparison to the cationic cPa-SLN.


Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hehua Xiong ◽  
Jianxin Cheng ◽  
Jianqing Zhang ◽  
Qian Zhang ◽  
Zhen Xiao ◽  
...  

A series of 4-(pyridin-4-yloxy)benzamide derivatives containing a 1,2,3-triazole fragment were designed, synthesized, and their inhibitory activity against A549, HeLa, and MCF-7 cancer cell lines was evaluated. Most compounds exhibited moderate to potent antitumor activity against the three cell lines. Among them, the promising compound B26 showed stronger inhibitory activity than Golvatinib, with IC50 values of 3.22, 4.33, and 5.82 μM against A549, HeLa, and MCF-7 cell lines, respectively. The structure–activity relationships (SARs) demonstrated that the modification of the terminal benzene ring with a single electron-withdrawing substituent (fluorine atom) and the introduction of a pyridine amide chain with a strong hydrophilic group (morpholine) to the hinge region greatly improved the antitumor activity. Meanwhile, the optimal compound B26 showed potent biological activity in some pharmacological experiments in vitro, such as cell morphology study, dose-dependent test, kinase activity assay, and cell cycle experiment. Finally, the molecular docking simulation was performed to further explore the binding mode of compound B26 with c-Met.


2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Putri Nur Hidayah Al-Zikri ◽  
Muhammad Taher ◽  
Deny Susanti ◽  
Solachuddin Jauhari Arief Ichwan

Luvunga scandens belongs to the family of Rutaceae which usually inhabit tropical and moist environment. This plant is known as ‘Mengkurat Jakun’ among locals and used traditionally to treat fever and fatigue via decoction. The aim of this study was to investigate the cytotoxic activity of the leaves and stems extracts of L. scandens extract. Extracts of the leaves and stems were obtained from sequential extraction procedures by various organic solvents. All extracts were subjected to cytotoxic study by 3-(4, 5-dimethylthaizol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. In in vitro cytotoxicity assay, all L. scandens extracts exhibited cytotoxicity against human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) and human lung adenocarcinoma (A549) cell lines. The IC50 values of dichloromethane and methanol extracts from the leaves of L. scandens against MCF-7 cell line were 62.5 µg/mL and 88.0 µg/mL, respectively, whereas IC50 of methanol extract from stem was 81.0 µg/mL. All extracts were less active against A549 cell line where IC50 value were not be determined. The present findings revealed the potential of L. scandens as a cytotoxic agent against MCF-7 cell line. However, further studies should be planned to evaluate role of the plant in cytotoxic activity.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 9066
Author(s):  
Ahmed A. H. Abdellatif ◽  
Mashari A. Aldhafeeri ◽  
Waleed H. Alharbi ◽  
Fahad H. Alharbi ◽  
Waleed Almutiri ◽  
...  

The aim of this study was to improve the solubility of etoposide–ethylcellulose (ET–ETO) microparticles using the freeze-drying technique. Ethylcellulose (EC) microparticles loaded with etoposide (ETO) were prepared with different drug–polymer molar ratios of 1:1, 1:3, 1:6, and 1:20 by the solvent evaporation method. The size of the prepared microparticles was 0.088 µm. The results showed that the amount of ETO encapsulated into the microparticles was 387.3, 365.0, 350.0, and 250 µg/50 mg microparticles for microparticles with drug–polymer ratios of 1:1, 1:3, 1:6, and 1:20, respectively. The FT-IR spectra showed no chemical interaction between ETO and the polymer in the solid state. The results obtained from the dissolution experiment showed that the freeze-dried microparticles were stable in 0.1 N HCl (gastric pH) for 2 h. At pH 7.4, the ETO release was 60 to 70% within the first 15 min and approximately 100% within 30 min. Results from the application of different dissolution models showed that the equations that best fit the dissolution data for the ET–ETO microparticles at pH 7.4 were the Higuchi and Peppas model equations. The in vitro cytotoxicity assay of free ETO and freeze-dried microspheres prepared in this study with a drug–polymer ratio of 1:1 was performed in two mammalian cancer cell lines, MCF-7 (for bone cancer of the mammary organ) and Caco-2 (for mammalian epithelial colorectal adenocarcinoma). The results showed that the half-maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC50 values) for ETO and freeze-dried ET–ETO microparticles were 18.6 µM and 27.1 µM, respectively. In conclusion, freeze-dried ET–ETO is a promising formulation for developing a fast-dissolving form of ETO with a significant antiproliferative activity against the tested cell lines used in this study. It is a promising formulation for local duodenal area targeting.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandrakant Pawar ◽  
Dattatraya Pansare ◽  
Devanand Shinde

In the present work, we report the synthesis of a series of 3-(substituted phenyl)-N-(2-hydroxy-2-(substituted-phenyl)ethyl)-N-methylthiophene-2-sulfonamide derivatives through Suzuki and Buchwald reaction. We have optimized methodology for targets from milligram to multi-gram scale. The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by 1H NMR, 19F NMR, 13C NMR, LC-MS techniques and purity was further checked by HPLC. The compounds were evaluated for their in-vitro antiproliferative activity against MCF-7, HeLa, A-549 and Du-145 cancer cell lines by CCK-8 assay. The preliminary bioassay suggests that most of the compounds show antiproliferation with different degrees and 5-fluorouracil was used as positive control. Among these compounds 2d, 2g, 2i, 4e, 4h and 4k are most active compared to the standard. All the synthesized compounds show IC50 values from 1.82-9.52 µM in different cell lines. Amongst these, compounds 2d, 2g, 2i, 4e, 4h and 4k were most potent, with IC50 values ranging from 1.82-4.28 µM in different cell lines.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 192-201
Author(s):  
Mosab Yahya Al-Nour ◽  
Ahmed H Arbab ◽  
Mohammad Khalid Parvez ◽  
Arwa Y Mohamed ◽  
Mohammed S Al-Dosari

This study aimed to investigate the anticancer activity of Haplophyllum tuberculatum(Forsk.) aerial parts ethanol extract and fractions and reveal the potential anticancer targets, binding modes, pharmacokinetics, and toxicity properties of its phytoconstituents. MTT assay was used to investigate the anticancer activity. TargetNet, ChemProt version 2.0, and CLC-Pred web servers were used for virtual screening, and Cresset Flare software was used for molecular docking with the 26 predicted targets. Moreover, pkCSM, swiss ADME, and eMolTox web servers were used to predict pharmacokinetics and safety. Ethanolic extracts of H. tuberculatum on HepG2 and HeLa cell lines showed promising activities with IC50 values 54.12 and 48.1 µg/mL, respectively. Further, ethyl acetate fraction showed the highest cytotoxicity on HepG2 and HeLa cell lines with IC50 values 41.7 and 52.31 µg/mL. Of 70 compounds screened virtually, polygamain, justicidin A, justicidin B, haplotubine, kusunokinin, and flindersine were predicted as safe anticancer drugs candidates. They showed the highest binding scores with targets involved in cell growth, proliferation, survival, migration, tumor suppression, induction of apoptosis, metastasis, and drug resistance. Our findings revealed the potency of H. tuberculatum as a source of anticancer candidates that further studies should support.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 367-370
Author(s):  
BN Satish ◽  
◽  
Mallya Suma V ◽  
Vishwanatha ◽  
◽  
...  

About: Habenaria longicorniculata J. Graham are tuberous orchid, the tubers utilized by flok healers in cancer managemnet, as a rejuvenator. A study has been planned to evaluate In-vitro cytotoxicity of tuber extract against selected cell lines. Materials and Methods: H. longicorniculata J.Graham identified, uprooted during their flowering time. Tuber extract of this plant used for its In-vitro cytotoxicity against selected cell lines of Human Breast cancer (MCF 7), Human Liver carcinoma (HepG2), and Human cervix adenocarcinoma (HeLa) cells as per standard protocol. Results: Tuber Extract exhibited a CTC50 value of >1000 on MCF 7, HepG2 and HeLa cell lines. The results from the MTT assay indicate that 72hr extract incubation with the combined extracts is toxic to the cells and the level of damage is concentration dependent.


2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1633-1637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlene Thomas ◽  
Niraja Ranadive ◽  
Harisha Nayak ◽  
Sneha Surendran ◽  
Madhavan Nampoothiri ◽  
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