Isolation and structural elucidation of cytotoxic compounds from the root bark of Diospyros quercina (Baill.) endemic to Madagascar
Objective: To isolate and characterize the cytotoxic compounds from Diospyros quercina (Baill.) G.E. Schatz & Lowry (Ebenaceae). Methods: An ethno-botanical survey was conducted in the south of Madagascar from July to August 2010. Bio-guided fractionation assay was carried out on the root bark o...
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| author | Fatiany Pierre Ruphin Robijaona Baholy Randrianarivo Emmanuel Raharisololalao Amelie Marie-Therese Martin Ngbolua Koto–te-Nyiwa |
| author_facet | Fatiany Pierre Ruphin Robijaona Baholy Randrianarivo Emmanuel Raharisololalao Amelie Marie-Therese Martin Ngbolua Koto–te-Nyiwa |
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| description | Objective: To isolate and characterize the cytotoxic compounds from Diospyros quercina (Baill.) G.E. Schatz & Lowry (Ebenaceae).
Methods: An ethno-botanical survey was conducted in the south of Madagascar from July to August 2010. Bio-guided fractionation assay was carried out on the root bark of Diospyros quercina, using cytotoxicity bioassay on murine P388 leukemia cell lines as model. The structures of the cytotoxic compounds were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry.
Results: Biological experiments resulted in the isolation of three bioactive pure compounds (named TR-21, TR-22, and TR-23) which exhibited very good in vitro cytotoxic activities with the IC50 values of (0.0175±0.0060) μg/mL, (0.089±0.005) μg/mL and (1.027±0.070) μg/mL respectively. Thus, they support the claims of traditional healers and suggest the possible correlation between the chemical composition of this plant and its wide use in Malagasy folk medicine to treat cancer.
Conclusions: The ability of isolated compounds in this study to inhibit cell growth may represent a rational explanation for the use of Diospyros quercina root bark in treating cancer by Malagasy traditional healers. Further studies are, therefore, necessary to evaluate the in vivo anti-neoplastic activity of these cytotoxic compounds as effective anticancer drugs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f76845b11e34768864f55c7cd0ba6f72022-12-22T02:48:26ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAsian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine2221-16912014-03-014316917510.1016/S2221-1691(14)60227-6Isolation and structural elucidation of cytotoxic compounds from the root bark of Diospyros quercina (Baill.) endemic to MadagascarFatiany Pierre Ruphin0Robijaona Baholy1Randrianarivo Emmanuel2Raharisololalao Amelie3Marie-Therese Martin4Ngbolua Koto–te-Nyiwa5Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, P.O. Box 187, University of Toliara, 601 Toliara, MadagascarMalagasy Institute of Applied Research, Avarabohitra Itaosy lot AVB 77, P. O. BOX 3833, 102 Antananarivo, MadagascarAntananarivo Poly-technique High School, University of Antananarivo, 101 Antananarivo, MadagascarDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, P.O. Box 906 University of Antananarivo, 101 Antananarivo, MadagascarInstitute of Natural Products Chemistry, National Centre for Scientific Research CNRS 91198, Gif Sur Yvette-Paris, FranceDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Kinshasa, P.O. BOX 190 Kinshasa XI, Democratic Republic of the CongoObjective: To isolate and characterize the cytotoxic compounds from Diospyros quercina (Baill.) G.E. Schatz & Lowry (Ebenaceae). Methods: An ethno-botanical survey was conducted in the south of Madagascar from July to August 2010. Bio-guided fractionation assay was carried out on the root bark of Diospyros quercina, using cytotoxicity bioassay on murine P388 leukemia cell lines as model. The structures of the cytotoxic compounds were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Results: Biological experiments resulted in the isolation of three bioactive pure compounds (named TR-21, TR-22, and TR-23) which exhibited very good in vitro cytotoxic activities with the IC50 values of (0.0175±0.0060) μg/mL, (0.089±0.005) μg/mL and (1.027±0.070) μg/mL respectively. Thus, they support the claims of traditional healers and suggest the possible correlation between the chemical composition of this plant and its wide use in Malagasy folk medicine to treat cancer. Conclusions: The ability of isolated compounds in this study to inhibit cell growth may represent a rational explanation for the use of Diospyros quercina root bark in treating cancer by Malagasy traditional healers. Further studies are, therefore, necessary to evaluate the in vivo anti-neoplastic activity of these cytotoxic compounds as effective anticancer drugs.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S222116911530188XDiospyros querciniaCytotoxic activitiesIsodiospyrin6′-Ethoxy-1′3′-dihydroxy-46-dimethyl-1,2′-binaphthyl-2,5′,8,8′tetraones, (E)-5,6-Dimethyl-2-(2-methyl-3-(prop-1-enyl) phenyl)-2H-ChromeneMadagascar |
| spellingShingle | Fatiany Pierre Ruphin Robijaona Baholy Randrianarivo Emmanuel Raharisololalao Amelie Marie-Therese Martin Ngbolua Koto–te-Nyiwa Isolation and structural elucidation of cytotoxic compounds from the root bark of Diospyros quercina (Baill.) endemic to Madagascar Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine Diospyros quercinia Cytotoxic activities Isodiospyrin 6′-Ethoxy-1′ 3′-dihydroxy-4 6-dimethyl-1,2′-binaphthyl-2,5′,8,8′tetraones, (E)-5,6-Dimethyl-2-(2-methyl-3-(prop-1-enyl) phenyl)-2H-Chromene Madagascar |
| title | Isolation and structural elucidation of cytotoxic compounds from the root bark of Diospyros quercina (Baill.) endemic to Madagascar |
| title_full | Isolation and structural elucidation of cytotoxic compounds from the root bark of Diospyros quercina (Baill.) endemic to Madagascar |
| title_fullStr | Isolation and structural elucidation of cytotoxic compounds from the root bark of Diospyros quercina (Baill.) endemic to Madagascar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Isolation and structural elucidation of cytotoxic compounds from the root bark of Diospyros quercina (Baill.) endemic to Madagascar |
| title_short | Isolation and structural elucidation of cytotoxic compounds from the root bark of Diospyros quercina (Baill.) endemic to Madagascar |
| title_sort | isolation and structural elucidation of cytotoxic compounds from the root bark of diospyros quercina baill endemic to madagascar |
| topic | Diospyros quercinia Cytotoxic activities Isodiospyrin 6′-Ethoxy-1′ 3′-dihydroxy-4 6-dimethyl-1,2′-binaphthyl-2,5′,8,8′tetraones, (E)-5,6-Dimethyl-2-(2-methyl-3-(prop-1-enyl) phenyl)-2H-Chromene Madagascar |
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