cytellin and episilvestrol

Four new 2,3-secodammarane triterpenoids, stellatonins A-D (3-6), together with a new 3,4-secodammarane triterpenoid, stellatonin E (7), and the known silvestrol (1), 5‴-episilvestrol (2), and β-sitosterol, were isolated from a methanol extract of the stems of Aglaia stellatopilosa through bioassay-guided fractionation. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated using spectroscopic and chemical methods. The compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against three human cancer cell lines and for their antimicrobial activity using a microtiter plate assay against a panel of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and fungi.

Topics: Aglaia; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Benzofurans; Dammaranes; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; Female; Gram-Negative Bacteria; Gram-Positive Bacteria; HT29 Cells; Humans; Malaysia; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Molecular Structure; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; Plant Stems; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Sitosterols; Triterpenes