Volume 10, Issue 4 pp. 584-595
Research Article

Alkaloids from Cephalotaxus lanceolata and Their Cytotoxicities

Yi-Ren He

Yi-Ren He

Department of Phytochemistry, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China (phone/fax: +86-21-81871244 ( W.-D. Z. ); phone/fax: +86-21-81871245 ( Y.-H. S. ))

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Yun-Heng Shen

Corresponding Author

Yun-Heng Shen

Department of Phytochemistry, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China (phone/fax: +86-21-81871244 ( W.-D. Z. ); phone/fax: +86-21-81871245 ( Y.-H. S. ))

Yun-Heng Shen, Department of Phytochemistry, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China (phone/fax: +86-21-81871244 (W.-D. Z.); phone/fax: +86-21-81871245 (Y.-H. S.))

Wei-Dong Zhang, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, P. R. China

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Bo Li

Bo Li

Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Shanghai 200040, P. R. China

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Bo Li

Bo Li

Department of Phytochemistry, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China (phone/fax: +86-21-81871244 ( W.-D. Z. ); phone/fax: +86-21-81871245 ( Y.-H. S. ))

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Lu Lu

Lu Lu

Department of Phytochemistry, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China (phone/fax: +86-21-81871244 ( W.-D. Z. ); phone/fax: +86-21-81871245 ( Y.-H. S. ))

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Jun-Mian Tian

Jun-Mian Tian

Department of Phytochemistry, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China (phone/fax: +86-21-81871244 ( W.-D. Z. ); phone/fax: +86-21-81871245 ( Y.-H. S. ))

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Wei-Dong Zhang

Corresponding Author

Wei-Dong Zhang

Department of Phytochemistry, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China (phone/fax: +86-21-81871244 ( W.-D. Z. ); phone/fax: +86-21-81871245 ( Y.-H. S. ))

School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, P. R. China

Yun-Heng Shen, Department of Phytochemistry, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China (phone/fax: +86-21-81871244 (W.-D. Z.); phone/fax: +86-21-81871245 (Y.-H. S.))

Wei-Dong Zhang, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, P. R. China

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First published: 10 April 2013
Citations: 23

Abstract

A phytochemical investigation of the branches and leaves of Cephalotaxus lanceolata resulted in the isolation of three new cephalotaxus alkaloids, cephalancetines A, B, and D (1, 2, and 4, resp.), together with ten known alkaloids, 3 and 513. The structures of the alkaloids were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analyses, including 1D- and 2D-NMR, and HR-ESI-MS, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. All isolated compounds were tested for their cytotoxicities against four human tumor cell lines, A549, HCT116, SK-BR-3, and HepG2. Compounds 12 and 13 showed remarkable activities against A549, HCT116, and HepG2 cell lines.

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