Dibenzofuran, 4-chromanone, acetophenone, and dithiecine derivatives: Cytotoxic constituents from eupatorium fortunei

Chun Hao Chang, Semon Wu, Kai Cheng Hsu, Wei Jan Huang, Jih Jung Chen

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Abstract

Five new compounds, eupatodibenzofuran A (1), eupatodibenzofuran B (2), 6-acetyl-8-methoxy-2,2-dimethylchroman-4-one (3), eupatofortunone (4), and eupatodithiecine (5), have been isolated from the aerial part of Eupatorium fortunei, together with 11 known compounds (6-16). Compounds 1 and 2 featured a new carbon skeleton with an unprecedented 1-(9-(4-methylphenyl)-6-methyldibe nzo[b,d]furan-2-yl)ethenone. Among the isolates, compound 1 exhibited potent inhibitory activity with IC50 values of 5.95 ± 0.89 and 5.55 ± 0.23 µM, respectively, against A549 and MCF-7 cells. The colony-formation assay demonstrated that compound 1 (5 µM) obviously decreased A549 and MCF-7 cell proliferation, and Western blot test confirmed that compound 1 markedly induced apoptosis of A549 and MCF-7 cells through mitochondrial-and caspase-3-dependent pathways.

Original languageEnglish
Article number7448
JournalInternational journal of molecular sciences
Volume22
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2021

Keywords

  • Apoptosis
  • Cytotoxity
  • Dibenzofuran
  • Eupatorium fortunei

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Molecular Biology
  • Spectroscopy
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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