Cytotoxic Constituents from Cratoxylum arborescens

Abstract

A new natural xanthone, 1,3-dihydroxy-6,7-dimethoxy-2,8-diprenylxanthone, together with four known compounds, fuscaxanthone C, 1,7-dihydroxyxanthone, 3-geranyloxy-6-methyl-1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone and 2-geranylemodin were isolated from the stem bark of Cratoxylum arborescens (Vahl) Blume. The structure elucidations were achieved through spectroscopic analyses. Compounds 1 and 5 showed moderate activity against the human small cell lung cancer NCI-H187 cell line with the IC₅₀ values of 3.69 ± 1.27 μg/mL and 3.08 ± 0.73 μg/mL, respectively.

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