Chemical constituents of the stem bark of croton roxburghii from Chaiyaphum Province

Abstract

In the course of the investigation for chemical constituents of the stem bark of Croton roxburghii N.P.Balakr., two new clerodane-type diterpenoids, 3[alpha], 4[beta]-dihydroxy-5[alpha], 10[beta]-trans-17[alpha], 20[alpha]-cleroda-13 (14)-en-15, 16-olide and 11-acetoxy-3[alpha], 4[beta]-dihydroxy-5[alpha], 10[beta]-trans-17[alpha], 20[alpha]-cleroda-13 (14)-en-15, 16-olide have been isolated from crude ethyl acetate extract. The structures of these compounds were established by analysis of their spectroscopic data (UV, IR, MS, 1-D NMR, 2-D NMR, and X-ray diffraction analysis) as well as comparision with previously reported values. Each compound was tested for cytotoxicity against various human tumor cell lines: BT 474 (breast cancer), HEP-G2 (hepatoma), SW 620 (colon cancer), CHAGO (lung cancer), and KATO-3 (gastric cancer). Both compounds showed no cytotoxic activity against all tested cancer cell lines.