New Nardosinanes and 19-Oxygenated Ergosterols from the Soft Coral
Nephthea armata Collected in Taiwan
Ali A. H. El-Gamal,†,‡Shang-Kwei Wang,§Chang-Feng Dai,⊥and Chang-Yih Duh*,†
Department of Marine Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Microbiology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
Received March 26, 2004
Five new nardosinane sesquiterpenoids, armatins A-E (1-5), lemnal-1(10)-ene-2,12-dione (6) (a new natural product), and two new cytotoxic 19-oxygenated ergosterols, armatinols A and B (7 and 8), were isolated from the methylene chloride extract of the soft coral Nephthea armata, collected in Taiwan. The structures were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR spectral analysis, and their cytotoxicity was determined against selected cancer cells.
The soft corals of the genus Nephthea are rich in terpenoids1-11 and steroids.12 As part of our search for bioactive substances from marine organisms, the soft coral Nephthea armata Thomson and Dean (family Nepht-heidae), collected in Taiwan, was studied because its CH2 -Cl2extract showed significant cytotoxicity to A549 (human lung adenocarcinoma), HT-29 (human colon adenocarci-noma), and P-388 (mouse lymphocytic leukemia) cell cultures, as determined by standard procedures.13,14 Bio-assay-guided fractionation resulted in the isolation of five new nardosinane sesquiterpenoids, armatins A-E (1-5), the new natural product lemnal-1(10)-ene-2,12-dione (6), and two new cytotoxic 19-oxygenated ergosterols, armati-nols A and B (7 and 8).
Results and Discussion
Armatin A (1) was isolated as a colorless amorphous solid. HREIMS,13C NMR, and DEPT spectra established the molecular formula of 1 as C15H24O3. Thus, four degrees of unsaturation were determined for 1. The13C NMR and DEPT spectra of 1 exhibited signals for three methyls, three sp3methylenes, six sp3methines, one sp2methine, one sp3quaternary carbon, and one sp2quaternary carbon. The presence of a secondary hydroxyl group in 1 was indicated from the IR (3450 cm-1) and NMR data (δH3.95 m; δC 63.5 d) (Tables 1 and 2). The presence of two sp2 hybridized carbon atoms in the molecule, as deduced from the13C and DEPT NMR spectra (Table 2), corresponding to one carbon-carbon double bond as the only multiple bond, indicated compound 1 to be tricyclic. The1H NMR spectrum contained signals for three methyl groups, two doublets (δH 0.98, 1.25), and one singlet (δH 0.97). In addition, a signal at δH5.03 was attributed to a proton on a carbon carrying two oxygens and confirmed by13C NMR spectroscopy (δC107.0 d). The presence of another carbon bearing an oxygen (δC76.3 d) was shown in the13C NMR spectrum. The spectral data of 1 exhibited some similarities to those of a nardosinane sesquiterpene hemiacetal isolated from Lemnalia africana.15 Measurement of the 13C-13C homonuclear shift correlation 2D NMR spectrum (INAD-EQUATE) (Figure S1) of 1 together with COSY, HMQC,
and HMBC (Table S1) experiments established its entire carbon skeleton and enabled also the assignment of all resonances in the 13C NMR spectra. The R-configuration of hydroxy at C-2 was determined by comparison with J1,2 of lemnacarol (J1,2 ) 6 Hz) and its 2-epimeric analogues * To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: 886-7-525-2000,
ext. 5036. Fax: 886-7-525-5020. E-mail: yihduh@mail.nsysu.edu.tw. †National Sun Yat-sen University.
‡On leave from the Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Egypt. §Kaohsiung Medical University.
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(J1,2 ) 0 Hz).15 The relative stereochemistry of 1 was deduced from a 2D NOESY experiment (Table S2), which indicated that Me-13, Me-14, Me-15, H-6, and H-12 are on one side of the molecule, while H-4, H-7, and H-11 are on the opposite side of the molecule. From the aforementioned data, armatin A can be formulated as (7RH)-lemnal-1(10)-ene-2R,12R-diol.
Armatin B (2) was isolated as a colorless amorphous solid, whose molecular formula, C15H22O3, was revealed by HREIMS and NMR spectra. The IR spectrum showed the presence of a lactone (1745 cm-1) and a secondary hydroxyl group (3515 cm-1). The13C NMR features (Table 2) of 2 closely resembled those of 1 except that the resonances for the hemiacetal in 1 were replaced by those of a γ-lactone in 2. HMBC correlations from H-13 to C-6/C-11/C-12; from H-6 to C-5/C-7/C-8/C-13/C-14; and from H-11 to C-5/C-6/ C-13 confirmed the position of the γ-lactone in 2. The R-configuration of hydroxy at C-2 was determined by comparison with J1,2 of lemnacarol and its 2-epimeric analogues.15The relative stereochemistry of 2 was deduced from a 2D NOESY experiment (Table S2), which indicated that Me-13, Me-14, Me-15, and H-6 are on one side of the molecule, while H-4, H-7, and H-11 are on the opposite side of the molecule (Figure 1). From the aforementioned data, amatin B was formulated as 2R-hydroxy-(7RH)-lemnal-1(10)-en-12-one.
Armatin C (3) had the molecular formula C16H26O3, as determined by HREIMS and NMR spectral data (Tables 1 and 2). The EIMS and NMR spectra showed that 3 is a O-methyl derivative of 1. The NMR chemical shifts of 3
were very close to those of 1 except that the hydroxyl was replaced by a methoxyl group at C-12. HMBC correlations (Table S1) from H-12 and C-6/C-7/C-11/C-13/OCH3 and from H-11 to C-5/C-12/C-13/OCH3enable the correct posi-tioning of the methoxyl group. The R-configuration of hydroxy at C-2 was determined by comparison with J1,2of lemnacarol and its 2-epimeric analogues.15 The relative stereochemistry of 3 was deduced from a 2D NOESY experiment (Table S2), which indicated that 13, Me-14, Me-15, H-6, and H-12 are on one side of the molecule, while H-4, H-7, and H-11 are on the opposite side of the molecule. The structure of armatin C (3) was thus formu-lated as 12R-methoxy-(7RH)-lemnal-1(10)-en-2R-ol.
Armatin D (4) analyzed for C16H26O3by HREIMS and NMR spectral data. The IR spectrum showed the presence of a hydroxyl (3450 cm-1) group. The EIMS and NMR spectra showed that 4 is a stereoisomer of 3. The spectro-scopic data of 4 were similar to those of 3 with the exception of signals in the vicinity of the five-membered ring. The R-configuration of the hydroxy at C-2 was determined by comparison with J1,2 of lemnacarol and its 2-epimeric analogues.15The relative stereochemistry of 4 was deduced from a 2D NOESY experiment (Table S2), which indicated that Me-13, Me-14, Me-15, H-6, H-7, and OMe are on one side of the molecule, while H-4, H-11, and H-12 are on the opposite side of the molecule. The structure of armatin D was thus formulated as 12β-methoxylemnal-1(10)-en-2R-ol.
Armatin E (5) was isolated as a colorless amorphous solid of molecular formula C16H24O3, as indicated by HREIMS and13C NMR (Table 2) spectral methods. The spectroscopic data of 5 were analogous to those of 4 with the exception that the resonances for the secondary hydroxyl in 4 were replaced by those of a ketone in 5. HMBC correlations (Table S1) from H-1 to C-2/C-3/C-9; from H-3 to C-2/C-1; and from H-4 to C-2/C-3/C-6 helped ascertain the position of the R,β-unsaturated ketone group. The relative stereo-chemistry of 5 was deduced from a 2D NOESY experiment (Table S2), which indicated that Me-13, Me-14, Me-15, H-6, H-7, and OMe are on one side of the molecule, while H-4, H-11, and H-12 are on the opposite side of the molecule. Table 1. 1H NMR Data of 1-6a H 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 5.50 d (4.5) 5.60 d (4.8) 5.54 d (4.5) 5.49 d (4.2) 5.81 br s 5.97 br s 2 3.95 m 4.06 m 4.01 m 4.03 m 3 1.62 m 1.71 m 1.68 m 1.77 m 2.33 m 2.37 m 4 2.08 m 2.02 m 2.06 m 1.97 m 2.34 m 2.34 m 6 1.53 m 1.91 t (12.3) 1.59 m 1.98 m 2.14 m 2.61 m 7 3.97 m 4.01 m 3.80 m 3.76 m 3.80 m 4.89 m 8R 2.07 m 2.29 m 2.09 m 1.56 m 1.76 m 1.80 m 8β 1.52 m 1.68 m 1.53 m 2.11 m 2.20 m 2.25 m 9R 1.98 dd (18.8, 10.2) 2.09 m 2.01 m 2.02 m 2.22 m 2.38 m 9β 2.46 dd (18.8, 12.0) 2.53 dd (18.5, 10.5) 2.51 m 2.54 m 2.73 m 2.59 m 11 2.13 m 2.59 dq (12.3, 6.3) 2.20 m 2.20 m 2.18 m 2.37 m 12 5.03 d (3.3) 4.63 d (3.3) 4.75 d (5.1) 4.77 d (4.7) 13 1.25 d (6.6) 1.42 d (6.9) 1.27 d (6.6) 1.17 d (6.6) 1.20 d (6.0) 1.40 d (6.9) 14 0.97 s 1.05 s 1.00 s 1.02 s 1.21 s 1.24 s 15 0.98 d (6.0) 1.00 d (6.3) 1.00 d (6.3) 1.03 d (6.0) 1.12 d (5.7) 1.04 d (6.0) OMe 3.36 s 3.35 s 3.63 s aRecorded in CDCl 3at 300 MHz.
Table 2. 13C NMR Spectral Dataa(δ) of 1-6 in CDCl 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 123.3 124.5 123.2 123.1 125.6 128.0 2 63.5 63.6 63.8 63.9 196.9 197.8 3 38.0 37.6 37.8 38.1 43.7 41.6 4 26.3 26.1 26.4 26.1 32.9 35.6 5 40.3 40.6 40.2 41.0 42.3 42.3 6 59.9 56.7 59.6 54.8 54.8 49.4 7 76.3 75.4 76.4 78.7 78.1 75.0 8 29.8 29.3 29.6 32.0 31.2 27.2 9 27.4 26.6 27.5 27.9 29.0 27.9 10 147.8 146.6 148.5 149.6 173.4 165.1 11 44.1 38.7 42.8 40.6 40.8 36.9 12 107.0 179.4 113.8 108.9 108.8 179.8 13 18.6 16.2 18.6 13.6 13.3 18.0 14 19.9 19.3 20.0 19.3 19.0 19.0 15 18.9 17.7 19.0 18.3 18.2 15.5 OMe 55.6 54.9 54.8 aRecorded in CDCl
3at 75 MHz (assigned by DEPT, COSY,
HSQC, and HMBC experiments).
Figure 1. Key NOESY correlations of 2.
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The structure of armatin E was thus formulated as 12β-methoxylemnal-1(10)-en-2-one.
Compound 6 was isolated as a colorless amorphous solid and analyzed for C15H20O3by HREIMS and NMR spectral data (Tables 1 and 2). The13C NMR features (Table 2) of
6 closely resembled those of 5, except the resonances for
the methoxyl in 5 were replaced by a carbonyl in 6. HMBC correlations from H-13 to C-6/C-11/C-12; from H-6 to C-5/ C-7/C-13/C-14; and from H-11 to C-5/C-6/C-13 confirmed the position of the lactone in 6. The relative stereochem-istry of 6 was deduced from a 2D NOESY experiment (Table S2), which indicated that Me-13, Me-14, Me-15, H-6, and H-7 were on one side of the molecule, while H-4 and H-11 were on the opposite side of the molecule (Figure 2). The1H NMR data of 6 were identical with those of 1(10)-ene-2,12-dione, a Jones oxidation product of lemnal-1(10)-ene-2β,12β-diol, which was isolated from the soft coral Lemnaol africana.15 13C NMR data and detailed assign-ments of1H NMR data of 6 were not reported previously. Armatinol A (7) was assigned a molecular formula of C30H48O4, as indicated by HREIMS. The 13C NMR and DEPT spectra of 7 exhibited the presence of signals for four methyls, 10 sp3 methylenes, eight sp3methines, one sp2 methylene, three sp3 quaternary carbons, and one sp2 quaternary carbon. The presence of a terminal methylene was indicated by the1H NMR [δ 4.66 (1H, s), 4.72 (1H, s)] and the13C NMR [δ 106.0 (CH), 156.9 (C)] spectra. The IR absorption at 1730 cm-1and the1H NMR signal at δ 3.79 (1H, m) as well as the 13C NMR signal at δ 68.8 (CH) indicated the presence of a secondary hydroxyl group. The presence of a primary acetoxy group was indicated by1H NMR [δ 4.08 (1H, d, J ) 11.4 Hz), 4.46 (1H, d, J ) 11.4 Hz), and 2.10 (3H, s)] and 13C NMR [δ 66.0 (CH
2), 21.4 (CH3), 171.1 (C)] spectra. The13C NMR signals at δ 61.4 (CH) and 61.0 (C) and1H NMR signal at δ 2.98 (1H, br s) showed the presence of a trisubstituted epoxy ring. The spectral data of 7 exhibited some similarities to values for 5,6-epoxylitosterol,16except for the presence of a primary acetoxy in 7 instead of a primary hydroxy in 5,6-epoxy-litosterol. The placement of the acetoxy group at C-19 was made on the basis of HMBC correlations from H-19 to C-5/ C-9/C-10 and from H3-OAc to the ester carbonyl carbon. The epoxy group was placed at C-5 and C-6 on the basis of 1H-1H COSY correlations from H-6 to H-7 and from H-7 to H-8 and HMBC correlations from H-3 to C-2/C-5 and from H-6 to C-4/C-7/C-8. The NOESY correlations (Figure 3) observed between H2-19 and H-8/H-12β; H-4R and H-6/ H-3; H-3 and H-1R/H-2; H-9 and H-7R/H-14; H3-18 and H-20/H-8/H-12β; and H3-21 and H-12β indicated the rela-tive configurations for each ring junction and chiral center. The stereochemistry at C-20 was confirmed by comparison of13C NMR data with those of 5,6-epoxylitosterol.16The structure of armatinol A was thus formulated as 19-acetoxy-5β,6β-epoxy-24-methylenecholestan-3β-ol.
HREIMS and13C NMR data revealed armatinol B (8) to have a molecular formula of C30H50O5. The 13C and 1H NMR data showed some similarities to those of 7, except for the presence of two additional hydroxyls and the
absence of a trisubstituted epoxy unit. The location of the hydroxyls on C-5 and C-6 was made on the basis of1H-1H COSY correlations from H-6 to H-7 and from H-7 to H-8 and HMBC correlations from H-3 to C-2/C-4/C-5 and from H-6 to C-4/C-5/C-7/C-8. The NOESY correlations (Figure 4) observed between H2-19 and H-8/H-1β/12β; H-4R and H-6/H-3; H-3 and H-1R/H-2; H-8 and H-7β/H3-18; H-9 and H-7R/H-14; H3-18 and H-20/12β/H-8; and H3-21 and H-12β indicated the relative configurations for each ring junction and chiral center. The stereochemistry at C-20 was con-firmed by comparison of13C NMR data with those of 5,6-epoxylitosterol.16The structure of armatinol B was thus formulated as 19-acetoxy-24-methylenecholestan-3β,5R,6β-triol.
Armartnol A (7) exhibited cytotoxicity against A-549, HT-29, and P-388 cells with IC50value of 7.6, 6.5, and 6.1 µM, respectively. Armatinol B (8) showed cytotoxicity against P-388 and HT-29 cells with IC50values of 3.2 and 3.1 µM, respectively. The IC50 values of compounds 1-6 against P-388, HT-29, and A-549 were greater than 50 µM.
Experimental Section
General Experimental Procedures. Melting points were determined using a Yanagimoto micromelting point apparatus and are reported uncorrected. Optical rotations were deter-mined on a JASCO DIP-181 polarimeter. UV spectra were obtained on a Shimadzu UV-160A spectrophotometer, and IR spectra were recorded on a Hitachi 26-30 spectrophotometer. The NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker Avance 300 NMR
spectrometer at 300 MHz for 1H and 75 MHz for 13C,
respectively, in CDCl3using TMS as internal standard. The
EIMS were obtained with a JEOL JMS-SX/SX 102A mass spectrometer at 70 eV. Si gel 60 (Merck, 230-400 mesh) was used for column chromatography; precoated Si gel plates
(Merck, Kieselgel 60 F254, 0.25 mm) were used for TLC
analysis.
Animal Material. The soft coral N. armata was collected at Green Island, off Taiwan, in March 2002, at a depth of 5 m and was stored for 1 week in a freezer until extraction. A voucher specimen, NSUGN-050, was deposited in the Depart-ment of Marine Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan.
Extraction and Isolation. The bodies of the soft coral N.
armata were freeze-dried to give 1.75 kg of a solid, which was
extracted with CH2Cl2(2.0 L× 3). After removal of solvent in
vacuo, the residue (27 g) was chromatographed over Si gel 60 using n-hexane-EtOAc and MeOH-EtOAc mixtures as elut-ing solvents. Elution by n-hexane-EtOAc (3:7) afforded
frac-Figure 2. Key NOESY correlations of 6.
Figure 3. Key NOESY correlations of 7.
Figure 4. Key NOESY correlations of 8.
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tions containing 1, 3-5, and 8. Elution by MeOH-EtOAc (5:95) afforded fractions containing 2, 6, and 7. Compound 1 was further purified by Si gel column chromatography, by
eluting with MeOH-CH2Cl2(12:88). Compound 8 was further
purified by Si gel column chromatography, by eluting with
MeOH-CH2Cl2(25:75). Compounds 3-5 were further purified
by C18HPLC column chromatography, by eluting with
MeOH-H2O (67:33). Compound 2 was further purified by Si gel column
chromatography, with n-hexane-EtOAc (1:1) used as solvent. Compound 7 was further purified by Si gel column
chroma-tography, by eluting with acetone-CH2Cl2(2:8). Compound 6
was obtained by C18 HPLC column, using MeOH-H2O
(65:35) as solvent system.
Armatin A (1): colorless amorphous solid; [R]25
D-106° (c
0.4, CHCl3); UV (MeOH) λmax (log ) 205 (3.4) nm; IR (KBr)
νmax3450 cm-1;1H NMR, see Table 1;13C NMR, see Table 2;
EIMS m/z 252 [M]+(2), 234 (8), 216 (12), 201 (18), 187, 120
(100); HREIMS m/z 252.1712 (calcd for C15H24O3, 252.1719).
Armatin B (2): colorless amorphous solid; [R]25
D-243° (c
0.8, CHCl3); UV (MeOH) λmax (log ) 207 (3.5) nm; IR (KBr)
νmax 3515, 1745 cm-1;1H NMR, see Table 1;13C NMR, see
Table 2; EIMS m/z 250 [M]+(1), 232 (5), 221 (2), 167 (28), 136
(23), 121 (50), 107 (62), 83 (100); HREIMS m/z 250.1558 (calcd
for C15H22O3, 250.1563).
Armatin C (3): colorless amorphous solid; [R]25
D-198° (c
0.4, CHCl3); UV (MeOH) λmax (log ) 209 (3.9) nm; IR (KBr)
νmax3385 cm-1;1H NMR, see Table 1;13C NMR, see Table 2;
EIMS m/z 266 [M]+(3), 248 (18), 173 (35), 147 (63), 119 (78),
55 (100); HREIMS m/z 266.1870 (calcd for C16H26O3, 266.1875).
Armarin D (4): colorless oil; [R]25
D -178° (c 0.1, CHCl3);
UV (MeOH) λmax(log ) 204 (3.6) nm; IR (KBr) νmax3450 cm-1;
1H NMR, see Table 1;13C NMR, see Table 2; EIMS m/z 266
[M]+ (4), 248 (26), 175 (32), 147 (60), 119 (82), 105 (76), 55
(100); HREIMS m/z 266.1868 (calcd for C16H26O3, 266.1875).
Armatin E (5): colorless amorphous solid; [R]25
D -28° (c
0.2, CHCl3); UV (MeOH) λmax (log ) 239 (4.7) nm; IR (KBr)
νmax1730 cm-1;1H NMR, see Table 1;13C NMR, see Table 2;
EIMS m/z 264 [M]+(3), 234 (13), 207 (18), 189 (47), 69 (100);
HREIMS m/z 264.1711 (calcd for C16H24O3, 264.1719).
Armatin F (6): colorless amorphous solid; [R]25
D -11° (c
0.2, CHCl3); UV (MeOH) λmax (log ) 246 (4.3) nm; IR (KBr)
νmax 1750, 1730 cm-1;1H NMR, see Table 1;13C NMR, see
Table 2; EIMS m/z 248 [M]+(6), 232 (2), 206 (18), 175 (20),
133 (43), 91 (60), 69 (100); HREIMS m/z 248.1398 (calcd for C15H20O3, 248.1407).
Armatinol A (7): colorless amorphous solid; [R]25
D-6.2° (c
0.4, CHCl3); UV (MeOH) λmax (log ) 206 (3.5) nm; IR (KBr)
νmax3465, 1730 cm-1;1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ 0.67 (3H, s, H3-18), 0.72 (1H, m, H-9), 0.86 (1H, m, H-14), 0.93 (3H, d, J ) 6.3 Hz, H3-21), 1.02 (3H, d, J ) 6.9 Hz, H3-26), 1.03 (3H, d, J ) 6.3 Hz, H3-27), 1.04 (1H, m, H-12R), 1.17 (1H, m, H-22), 1.30 (1H, m, H-16), 1.32 (1H, m, H-7R), 1.39 (1H, m, H-2R), 1.41 (1H, m, H-2R), 1.43 (1H, m, H-20), 1.45 (1H, m, H-23), 1.49 (1H, m, H-11), 1.52 (1H, m, H-4R), 1.55 (1H, m, H-11), 1.57 (1H, m, H-22), 1.59 (1H, m, H-8), 1.63 (1H, m, H-15), 1.88 (1H, m, H-2β), 2.02 (1H, m, H-12β), 2.08 (1H, m, H-1β), 2.10 (3H, s, OAc), 2.17 (1H, m, H-7), 2.24 (1H, m, H-25), 2.26 (1H, m, H-4β), 2.98 (1H, br s, H-6), 3.79 (1H, m, H-3), 4.08 (1H, d, J ) 11.4 Hz, H-19), 4.46 (1H, J ) 11.4 Hz, H-19), 4.66 (1H, s, H-28), 4.72 (1H, s, H-28);13C NMR (CDCl 3, 75 MHz) δ 11.8 q (C-18), 18.7 q (C-21), 21.4 q (OAc), 21.9 q (C-26, 27), 22.1 t (C-11), 24.2 t (C-15), 28.2 t (C-16), 30.4 d (C-8), 31.0 t (C-23), 31.3 t 2), 32.5 t 1), 32.9 t 7), 33.9 d 25), 34.7 t (C-22), 35.8 d (C-20), 37.9 s (C-10), 40.0 t (C-12), 43.4 t (C-13), 42.7 t (C-4), 50.2 d (C-9), 56.0 d (C-17), 56.5 d (C-14), 61.0 s (C-5), 61.4 d (C-6), 66.0 t (C-19), 68.8 d (C-3), 106.0 t (C-28), 156.9 s (C-25), 171.1 s (OAc); EIMS m/z 472 [M]+(2), 454 (8), 412 (15), 396 (13), 328 (10), 310 (24), 55 (100); HREIMS m/z 472.3533 (calcd for C30H48O4, 472.3540).
Armatinol B (8): colorless oil; [R]25
D-4.4° (c 0.6, CHCl3);
UV (MeOH) λmax(log ) 206 (3.9) nm; IR (KBr) νmax3385, 1735
cm-1;1H NMR (CDCl 3, 300 MHz) δ 0.68 (3H, s, H3-18), 0.94 (3H, d, J ) 6.3 Hz, H3-21), 1.02 (3H, d, J ) 6.9 Hz, H3-26), 1.03 (3H, d, J ) 6.3 Hz, H3-27), 1.12 (1H, m, H-14), 1.15 (1H, m, H-12β), 1.18 (1H, m, H-17), 1.19 (1H, m, H-22), 1.30 (1H, m, H-16), 1.43 (1H, m, H-9), 1.45 (1H, m, H-20), 1.49 (1H, m, H-1R), 1.51 (1H, m, H-11), 1.60 (1H, m, H-22), 1.70 (1H, m, H-4β), 1.89 (1H, m, H-8), 2.02 (1H, m, H-12β), 2.05 (1H, m, H-1β),2.07 (3H, s, OAc), 2.17 (1H, m, H-4R), 2.18 (1H, m, H-25), 3.54 (1H, br s, H-6), 4.10 (1H, m, H-3), 4.49 (1H, d, J ) 12.6 Hz, H-19), 4.61 (1H, J ) 12.6 Hz, H-19), 4.66 (1H, s, H-28), 4.72 (1H, s, H-28);13C NMR (CDCl 3, 75 MHz) δ 12.3 q (C-18), 18.7 q (C-21), 21.4 q (OAc), 21.9 q (C-26), 22.1 q (C-27), 22.3 t (C-11), 24.1 t (C-15), 25.5 t (C-1), 28.3 d (C-16), 31.7 d (C-8), 31.0 t (C-23), 32.1 t (C-2), 33.9 d (C-25), 34.1 t (C-7), 34.8 t (C-22), 35.8 d (C-20), 40.5 t (C-12), 41.2 t (C-4), 42.3 s (C-10), 42.9 s (C-13), 45.4 d (C-9), 56.1 d (C-17), 56.2 d (C-14), 64.6 d (C-19), 67.5 d (C-3), 75.1 s (C-5), 75.7 d (C-6), 106.0 t (C-28), 156.9 s (C-25), 171.7 s (OAc); EIMS m/z 490 [M]+(2), 472 (8),
430 (15), 198 (23), 69 (100); HREIMS m/z 490.3648 (calcd for C30H50O5, 490.3645).
Cytotoxicity Testing. P-388 cells were kindly supplied by Dr. J. M. Pezzuto, University of Illinois at Chicago; A549 and HT-29 were purchased from the American Type Culture Collection. Cytotoxic assays were carried out according to a
procedure described previously.14Mithramycin was used as
the positive control and showed cytotoxicity against A-549,
HT-29, and P-388 cells with IC50 values 0.2, 0.3, and 0.1 µM,
respectively.
Acknowledgment. We thank Dr. J. M. Pezzuto for the provision of the P-388 cell line. This work was supported by grants from the National Science Council of Taiwan awarded to C.-Y.D.
Supporting Information Available: 2D INADEQUATE NMR
spectrum of 1 and tables for HMBC and NOESY correlations of 1-6 are available free of charge via the Internet at http://pubs.acs.org.
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