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  2. Two new triterpenoids from the seeds of blackberry (Rubus fructicosus)

Two new triterpenoids from the seeds of blackberry (Rubus fructicosus)

  • Nat Prod Res. 2016;30(8):904-11. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2015.1076820.
Masateru Ono 1 Shin Yasuda 1 Kaori Nishi 1 Kazutaka Yamamoto 1 Satoshi Fuchizaki 1 Satomi Higuchi 1 Haruki Komatsu 1 Masafumi Okawa 2 Junei Kinjo 2 Hitoshi Yoshimitsu 3 Toshihiro Nohara 3
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 a Department of Bioscience, School of Agriculture , Tokai University , Kumamoto , Japan.
  • 2 b Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Fukuoka University , Fukuoka , Japan.
  • 3 c Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Sojo University , Kumamoto , Japan.
Abstract

Two new ursane-type triterpenoids (1, 2) attached to isopropylidenedioxy group were isolated from the seeds of blackberry (Rubus fructicosus L., Rosaceae) along with two known ursane-type triterpenoids, 2,3-O-isopropylidenyl-2α,3α,19α-trihydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid (3) and 1β-hydroxyeuscaphic acid (4). The chemical structures of 1 and 2 were determined to be 2,3-O-isopropylidene-1β,2β,3β,19α-tetrahydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid and 1,2-O-isopropylidene-1β,2α,3α,19α-tetrahydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid, respectively, based on spectroscopic data. Additionally, their cytotoxic activity towards HL-60 human leukaemia cells was evaluated. Among them, 3 demonstrated a clear cytotoxic activity with 72.8 μM of IC50 value.

Keywords

Rosaceae; Rubus fructicosus; blackberry; cytotoxic activity; isopropylidenedioxy; ursane-type triterpenoid.

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