New diterpenes and norditerpenes from the fruits of Vitex rotundifolia

J Nat Prod. 2002 Apr;65(4):537-41. doi: 10.1021/np0105331.

Abstract

A new labdane-type diterpene, vitexifolin A (1), a new clerodane-type diterpene, vitexifolin B (2), a new abeoabietane-type diterpene, vitexifolin C (3), and two new norlabdane-type diterpenes, vitexifolin D (4) and vitexifolin E (5), were isolated from the fruits of Vitex rotundifolia, along with a known halimane-type diterpene, vitetrifolin D (6), two known norlabdane-type diterpenes, trisnor-gamma-lactone (7) and iso-ambreinolide (8), and three known flavonoids, casticin (9), artemetin (10), and 5,3'-dihydroxy-6,7,4'-trimethoxyflavanone (11). Their chemical structures were determined on the basis of spectroscopic data. Casticin (9) exhibited considerable growth inhibitory activity against human lung cancer cells (PC-12) and human colon cancer cells (HCT116) using the MTT assay.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Cisplatin / pharmacology
  • Colonic Neoplasms
  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • PC12 Cells
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Rats
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured / drug effects
  • Verbenaceae / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Diterpenes
  • Cisplatin