Phytochemical Characterizations of Maranthes polyandra (Benth.) Prance.

Two new ursane-type triterpenoids, named Polyanside A ( 1 ) and B ( 2 ), along with eleven known compounds ( 3 - 13 ), were isolated and elucidated from Maranthes polyandra (Benth.) Prance. The structures of these compounds were elucidated based on chemical evidence and multiple spectroscopic data. Isolated compounds were evaluated for anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory activities, and cytotoxicity on a normal human cell line (BJ). None of them showed activity and cytotoxicity. The hexane fraction was analyzed by GC-MS, resulting in the identification of forty-one compounds. This is the first comprehensive study on the phytochemistry of M. polyandra .