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Abstract:
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Two new triterpenoids, named 7α,21α-dihydroxyfriedelane-3-one (1) and 7α,29-dihydroxyfriedelane- 3-one (2) have been isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of the stems of Salacia chinensis besides the known triterpenoid 21α,30-dihydroxyfriedelane-3-one (3). The structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectral analysis. Eight triterpenoids from this plant have been tested against the four cancer cell lines Hep-G2, LU, KB, and MCF-7. The new compound 1 showed good activity against all four tested cell lines. © 2010 Verlag der Zeitschrift für Naturforschung, Tübingen. |