Withanolide Z, a New Chlorinated Withanolide from Withania somnifera

Abstract

Reverse-phase preparative HPLC analysis of the n-butanol fraction of the methanolic extract of Withania somnifera Dunal (leaves) afforded a novel chlorinated withanolide, namely withanolide Z (1), along with four known withanolides, withanolide B (2), withanolide A (3), 27-hydroxywithanolide B (4) and withaferin A (5). Their structures were elucidated by IR, MS, CD and a combination of 1 D and 2 D NMR spectral analyses. The Leishmania donovani DNA topoisomerase I inhibitory activities of the isolated compounds were determined.

Key words

Solanaceae - Withania somnifera - withanolide - HPLC - Leishmania donovani DNA topoisomerase I

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