Abstract:
To study the antitumor activities of the constituents of
Cephalotaxus fortunei distributed in Guizhou province.
Methods :The constituents were isolated by column chromatography and identified by physical and spectral analysis.Meanwhile,the anti-tumor activities of some compounds were evaluated by sulforhodamine B(SRB) and MTT assay.
Results :Eleven compounds were isolated and identified as apigenin (I),
β-sitosterol (II),acetylcephalotaxine (III),chrysoeriol (IV),drupacine (V),1-hentriacontanol (VI),7,3′,4′-trihydroxyflavone (VII),sugiol (VIII),cephalotaxine (IX),wllsonine (X),and hainanolide (XI),respectively.Biological screening
Results demonstrated that some of the tested compounds exhibited the antitumor activities
in vitro.
Conclusion :Compounds II,VI-VIII were isolated from this plant for the first time.Compound XI has a better inhibitory activity on cell line A549 and K562 .