Antitumor metastasis pregnane alkaloids from Pachysandra terminalis

作者:Zhao, Chuan; Gan, Chun-Chun; Jin, Mei-Na; Tang, Sheng-An; Qin, Nan; Duan, Hong-Quan*
来源:Journal of Asian Natural Products Research, 2014, 16(5): 440-446.
DOI:10.1080/10286020.2014.893511

摘要

Three new pregnane alkaloids, named terminamines H-J (1-3), together with two known alkaloids (4 and 5), were isolated from the ethanol extract of Pachysandra terminalis. The structures of isolated compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, including H-1 and C-13 NMR, 2D NMR, and HR-ESI-MS. Compounds 1, 4, and 5 revealed significant anti-metastasis activities. In addition, compound 1 inhibited the expression of p-PKC zeta in MDA-MB-231 cells, and compound 4 inhibited the expressions of p-PKC zeta in MDA-MB-231 and A549 cells.