1',2',3',4'-tetradehydrotubulosine, a cytotoxic alkaloid from Pogonopus speciosus.

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ID: ALA1144119

Journal: J Nat Prod

Title: 1',2',3',4'-tetradehydrotubulosine, a cytotoxic alkaloid from Pogonopus speciosus.

Authors: Ito A, Lee YH, Chai HB, Gupta MP, Farnsworth NR, Cordell GA, Pezzuto JM, Kinghorn AD.

Abstract: Bioassay-guided phytochemical investigation of the stems of Pogonopus speciosus, using human oral epidermoid carcinoma (KB) cells as a monitor, led to the isolation of a novel alkaloid, 1',2', 3',4'-tetradehydrotubulosine (1), along with tubulosine (2) and psychotrine (3) as bioactive constituents. The structure of the novel compound was elucidated through 1D- and 2D-NMR spectroscopic methods. Alkaloids 1 and 3 showed weak cytotoxic activity against a panel of human cancer cell lines, with the potency of these compounds being markedly less than that of tubulosine (2).

CiteXplore: 10514334

DOI: 10.1021/np990255u

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