Two new vinblastine-type N-oxide alkaloids, 17-desacetoxyvinblastine N-b'-oxide (1) and 20-deoxyvinblastine N-b'-oxide (2), were isolated from the leaves of Catharanthus roseus. The structures of 1 and 2 were established by the analysis of their nuclear magnetic resonance and HR-ESI-MS spectroscopic data. All alkaloids were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against the human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cell line, human colorectal carcinoma (Lovo) cell line and human breast carcinoma (MCF-7) cell line by the MTT method in vitro, respectively. The results showed that cytotoxic activities of alkaloids 1 and 2 exhibited moderate inhibitory activity on the proliferation of three cancer cells.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [81102343, 30901998, 81274115]; Program for New Century Excellent Talents in UniversityProgram for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET) [NCET-11-0606]; Program of Science & Technology New Star of Beijing City [2009A35]; Ministry of Science and Technology of ChinaMinistry of Science and Technology, China [2011DFA31860, 2012ZX09103201]; National Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young ScholarNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars [30625039]; Program for Changjiang ScholarsProgram for Changjiang Scholars & Innovative Research Team in University (PCSIRT); Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong ProvinceNational Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province [8351063201000003]