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3,4-Seco-Spirostane Sapogenins With Cytotoxic Activity From Allium Umbilicatum Boiss Publisher



Zolfaghari B1 ; Sadeghi M1 ; Troiano R2 ; Lanzotti V2
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Source: Phytochemistry Letters Published:2015


Abstract

Abstract Two new sapogenins, named seco-umbilicagenins A and B (1 and 2), possessing a new chemical structure based on a 3,4-seco-spirostane skeleton, were isolated from Allium umbilicatum Boiss. The chemical structures of seco-umbilicagenins A and B were established through a combination of extensive spectroscopic analysis, mainly nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and mass spectrometry, and chemical methods as (2S,25R)-2,5α,6β-trihydroxy-3,4-seco-spirosta-3,4-dioic acid (1) and (2S,25R)-2,4,5α-trihydroxy-6-oxo-3,4-seco-spirostan-3-oic acid (2). Interestingly, the isolated compounds exhibited cytotoxic activity on J-774, murine monocyte/macrophage, and WEHI-164, murine fibrosarcoma, cell lines. To the best of our knowledge this is the first time that 3,4-seco-spirostane sapogenins are isolated from natural sources, being this skeleton obtained by synthetic modification of intact sapogenins. © 2015 Phytochemical Society of Europe.
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