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Abstract
Cytotoxicity-guided fractionation of the MeOH-sol. part of the CH2Cl2 ext. of the leaves of W. saharae led to the isolation of the 2 new guaianolide-type sesquiterpene lactones, 5alpha H-3beta ,4beta -epoxy-14-oxo-guaia-1(10),11(13)-dien-6alpha ,12-olide (I), 5alpha H-2beta ,4beta -epoxy-3alpha -hydroxy-guaia-1(10),11(13)-dien-6alpha ,12-olide (II), and the new eudesmane type sesquiterpene 1beta ...
Abstract
Cytotoxicity-guided fractionation of the MeOH-sol. part of the CH2Cl2 ext. of the leaves of W. saharae led to the isolation of the 2 new guaianolide-type sesquiterpene lactones, 5alpha H-3beta ,4beta -epoxy-14-oxo-guaia-1(10),11(13)-dien-6alpha ,12-olide (I), 5alpha H-2beta ,4beta -epoxy-3alpha -hydroxy-guaia-1(10),11(13)-dien-6alpha ,12-olide (II), and the new eudesmane type sesquiterpene 1beta ,6alpha -dihydroxycostic acid (III). In addn., the known sesquiterpene lactones 5alpha H-2beta -hydroxyguaia-3(4),10(14),11(13)-trien-6alpha ,12-olide (IV), reynosin, 5alpha H-1alpha ,10alpha :3alpha ,4alpha -diepoxyguaia-11(13)-en-6alpha ,12-olide (V), and dehydroleucodin were isolated together with the known flavone hispidulin. Cytotoxicity testing of the sesquiterpene lactones against the KB cancer cell line (ATCC CCL17) revealed IC50 values of 3.5 (I), 2.6 (IV), 2.7 (reynosin), 4.3 (V), 3.6 (II), and 1.3 (dehydroleucodin) micro g/mL. III was not active up to 20 micro g/mL.