New Oxygenated Cephalotaxus Alkaloids from Cephalotaxus harringtonia var. drupacea

Journal of Natural Products
1996.0

Abstract

The genus Cephalotaxus (Cephalotaxaceae) has long been known to contain the antileukemic ester alkaloids harringtonine and its congeners. Although some oxygenated Cephalotaxus alkaloids, such as 11-hydroxycephalotaxine and drupacine, have been isolated, there has been no report of the isolation of oxygenated ester-type congeners. Three oxygenated cephalotaxine ester-type alkaloids, 11R-hydroxyhomodeoxyharringtonine (1), 11β-hydroxyhomodeoxyharringtonine (2) and 11β-hydroxydeoxyharringtonine (3) were isolated from Cephalotaxus harringtonia var. drupacea. Their structures were established by spectroscopic methods including 2D NMR and CD spectra, and their antileukemic activity was evaluated using P-388 leukemia cells. We report herein the isolation, characterization, and antileukemic activities of these alkaloids against P-388 leukemia cells.

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