Isolation of gelsedine-type indole alkaloids from Gelsemium elegans and evaluation of the cytotoxic activity of Gelsemium alkaloids for A431 epidermoid carcinoma cells

Mariko Kitajima, Tomonori Nakamura, Noriyuki Kogure, Mio Ogawa, Yuka Mitsuno, Kageyoshi Ono, Shingo Yano, Norio Aimi, Hiromitsu Takayama

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Abstract

Four new gelsedine-type indole alkaloids (1-4) were isolated from the leaves of Gelsemium elegans, together with 11 known alkaloids. The structures were determined as 14-acetoxygelsenicine (1), 14-acetoxy-15-hydroxygelsenicine (2), 14-hydroxy-19-oxogelsenicine (3), and 14-acetoxygelselegine (4), respectively, by spectroscopic analysis. The cytotoxic effects of 14 Gelsemium alkaloids including two new compounds (1, 2) were evaluated using the A431 human epidermoid carcinoma cell line. Of these, the gelsedine-type alkaloids 14-acetoxygelsenicine (1), 14,15-dihydroxygelsenicine (5), gelsedine (7), and gelsemicine (8) showed potent cytotoxic effects.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)715-718
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Natural Products
Volume69
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006 Apr
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Complementary and alternative medicine
  • Organic Chemistry

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