Sesquiterpenoids isolated from two species of the Asteriscus Alliance

Investigation of the aerial parts of two Spanish members of the Asteriscus alliance, Asteriscus graveolens subsp. stenophyllus and Asteriscus schultzii, afforded four new sesquiterpene lactones containing a humulene skeleton (1–4) and one new sesquiterpene lactone of the asteriscanolide type (5). Their chemical structures were determined on the basis of the HRMS and from 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic studies. Both species showed different profiles of sesquiterpenoid constituents. A. schultzii did not show humulene or asteriscane sesquiterpenes, suggesting a resemblance to the genus Pallenis, another member of the Asteriscus alliance. A literature review on chemical isolates from the Asteriscus alliance supported the placement of A. schultzii in the genus Pallenis. The isolated components (1–5) were assessed for cytotoxicity against the HL-60 and MOLT-3 leukemia cell lines, with compound 1 showing activity in both biological assays (IC50 value range 4.1–5.4 μM).

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Triana, Jorge, Eiroa, José L., Morales, Manuel, Pérez, Francisco Javier, Brouard, Ignacio, Quintana, José, Ruiz-Estévez, Mercedes, Estévez, Francisco, León, Francisco
Other Authors:	Agencia Canaria de Investigación, Innovación y Sociedad de la Información
Format:	artículo biblioteca
Published:	American Chemical Society 2016-05-04
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10261/183866 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100007757 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004837
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