Cytotoxic new furoquinoline alkaloid isolated from Ammi majus L. growing in Egypt

Natural Product Research
2017.0

Abstract

Two alkaloids of the furoquinoline-type were isolated from Ammi majus L.; a new one and was identified as 4-hydro-7-hydroxy-8-methoxyfuroquinoline (1), and the other was isolated for the second time from nature and was identified as 4-hydro-7-hydroxy-8-prenyloxyfuroquinoline (2). The structures of the isolated compounds were established and confirmed by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy including (1)H, (13)C NMR, COSY, HSQC and HMBC, while the exact masses were confirmed by HRESI/MS. The cytotoxic activity of the isolated compounds (1 and 2) was evaluated against HepG-2, PC-3, A-549 and MCF-7 and the obtained results suggested selective antiproliferative and cytotoxic effects, with IC(50) = 230.2 and 326.5 muM against HepG-2 and MCF-7, respectively, for compound (1). While, compound (2) recorded IC(50) = 234.2 muM against MCF-7.

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