Cytotoxicity and DNA Topoisomerase Inhibitory Activity of Constituents Isolated from the Fruits of Evodia officinalis

  • Xu, Ming-Lu (College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Li, Gao (Key Laboratory of Natural Resources of the Changbai Mountain and Functional Molecules (Yanbian University), Ministry of Education,College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University) ;
  • Moon, Dong-Cheol (College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Chong-Soon (Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Woo, Mi-Hee (College of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
  • Lee, Eung-Seok (College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Jahng, Yurng-Dong (College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Chang, Hyeun-Wook (College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Ho (College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Son, Jong-Keun (College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University)
  • Published : 2006.07.01

Abstract

Four alkaloids (1-4), three quinolone alkaloids (5-7), and three flavanoid glucosides (8-10) were isolated from the fruits of Evodia officinalis Dode, and their structures were determined from chemical and spectral data. Compounds, 3, 8, 9 and 10 were isolated from this plant for the first time. Of these compounds, 1-3 and 5-7 exhibited moderate cytotoxicities against cultured human colon carcinoma (HT-29), human breast carcinoma (MCF-7), and human hepatoblastoma (HepG-2). Compound 8 showed strong inhibitory effects on DNA topoisomerases I and II (70 and 96% inhibition at a concentration of $20\;{\mu}M$, respectively).

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