Abstract
Two new pregnane glycosides, kidjoranin 3-O -α -diginopyranosyl-(1→4)-β -cymaropyranoside (1 ) and kidjoranin 3-O -β -digitoxopyranoside (2 ), together with one known compound caudatin 3-O-β -cymaropyranoside (3 ), were isolated from the roots of Cynanchum auriculatum . Their structures were established on the basis of NMR analyses. Compounds 1 - 3 were tested for their in vitro inhibitory activity against the growth of human tumor cell lines SMMC-7721, HeLa
and MCF7; all of them displayed marked cytotoxic activities against cells SMMC-7721
and HeLa with IC50 values ranging from 8.6 μM to 58.5 μM, yet no activity against the cell line MCF7
was detected.
Key words
Cynanchum auriculatum
- Asclepiadaceae - pregnane glycosides - cytotoxic activity
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