Antimitotic quinoid triterpenes from Maytenus chuchuhuasca
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
2008.0
Abstract
Four cytotoxic quinoid triterpenes, tingenone (1), 22 beta-hydroxytingenone (2), pristimerin (3), and celastrol (4), isolated from Maytenus chuchuhuasca, potently inhibit the polymerization of tubulin.