New Cytotoxic Oleanane Saponins from the Infructescences of Polyscias amplifolia from the Madagascar Rainforest

Abstract

Bioassay-guided fractionation of an ethanolic extract of the infructescences of Polyscias amplifolia resulted in the isolation of two new oleanolic acid saponins, polyfoliolides A (1) and B (2), in addition to the two known saponins 3-O-β-D-galactopyranosyloleanolic acid (3) and 3-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-galactopyranosyloleanolic acid (4). The structures of the two new compounds were established as 3-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-xylopyranosyloleanolic acid (1) and 3-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-L-arabinopyranosyloleanolic acid (2) on the basis of extensive 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data interpretation and chemical conversions. All the isolated compounds showed weak cytotoxicity against A2780 human ovarian cancer cell line, with IC₅₀ values in the range 6.7 to 10.8 μg/mL.

Key words

Polyscias amplifolia - Araliaceae - saponins - cytotoxicity

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