Keywords :
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/chemistry/isolation & purification/pharmacology; Cell Line; Croton/chemistry; Diterpenes/chemistry/isolation & purification/pharmacology; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; Hela Cells; Humans; Molecular Structure; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; Plant Leaves/chemistry
Abstract :
[en] The dichloromethane extract of leaves of Croton Zambesicus (Euphorbiaceae) showing in vitro cytotoxicity against huma cervix carcinoma cells was investigated in order to identify its active compounds. A bio-guided fractionation by HSCCC followed by MPLC led us to isolate a trachylobane diterpene, ent-trachyloban-3beta-ol, with cytotoxic properties (IC50 on HeLa cells = 7.3 ùg/ml). This is the first report on the cytotoxicity of a trachylobane diterpene.
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