Archives of Pharmacal Research

, Volume 29, Issue 10, pp 845–848 | Cite as

Cytotoxic terpene hydroperoxides from the aerial parts ofAster spathulifolius

  • Sung Ok Lee
  • Sang Zin Choi
  • Sang Un Choi
  • Gun Hee Kim
  • Young Choong Kim
  • Kang Ro Lee
Articles Drug Design

Abstract

Three new sesquiterpene hydroperoxides, 1-[3-(2-hydroperoxy-3-methylbut-3-en)-4-hydroxyphenyl]ethanone (2), 7β-hydroperoxy-eudesma-11-en-4-ol (3), and 7α-hydroperoxymanool (4), together with three known compounds, germacrone (1),ent-germacra-4(15),5, 10(14)-trien-1α-ol (5) and teucdiol A (6) were isolated from the aerial parts ofAster spathulifolius (Compositae). Their structures were characterized using chemical and spectroscopic methods. The isolated compounds were tested for their cytotoxicity against five human tumor cell linesin vitro using a SRB method. The two new compounds,3 and4, showed moderate cytotoxicity against human cancer cells with ED50 values ranging from 0.24 to 13.27 μg/mL.

Key words

Aster spathulifolius Compositae Hydroperoxide Cytotoxicity 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Sung Ok Lee
    • 4
  • Sang Zin Choi
    • 4
  • Sang Un Choi
    • 1
  • Gun Hee Kim
    • 2
  • Young Choong Kim
    • 3
  • Kang Ro Lee
    • 4
  1. 1.Korea Research Institute of Chemical TechnologyTaejeonKorea
  2. 2.Plant Research Resources InstituteDuk-Sung Women’s UniversitySeoulKorea
  3. 3.College of PharmacySeoul National UniversitySeoulKorea
  4. 4.Natural Products Laboratory, College of PharmacySungkyunkwan UniversitySuwonKorea

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