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Cynbungenins A-K, structurally diverse steroids with cytotoxic activity from the roots of Cynanchum bungei Decne.

Xiao-San LiMing-Shang LiuWan-Bi FengYu-Hao LuoWei-Bin YuanTing-Ting LiXiao-Fu PengYong-Mei HuangXue-Mei YangHui Luo
Published in: Phytochemistry (2024)
Chemical investigation of the acid hydrolysate of Cynanchum bungei roots led to the isolation of eleven undescribed steroids, namely cynbungenins A-K (1-11), and seven previously described analogues (12-18). The complete structures of these compounds were elucidated using the comprehensive spectroscopic analyses and reference data. Structurally, compounds 1 and 2 represent the first example of androstane-type steroids found in the Cynanchum plants, and compounds 3-6 and 12 are characterized as pregnane-type steroids with a rare 8,14-seco-steroid core. In the cytotoxic activity assay, compound 16 displayed the strongest cytotoxic effect against MCF-7, HCT-116, HeLa, and HepG2 cancer cell lines, with IC 50 values of 9.98-16.42 μM, and further research indicated that it induced both apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in the G0/G1 phase in a dose-dependent manner toward HepG2 cells.
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