A cytotoxic and apoptosis-inducing sesquiterpenoid isolated from the aerial parts of Artemisia princeps PAMPANINI (Sajabalssuk)

Abstract

Repeated silica gel and octadecyl silica gel (ODS) column chromatography of the aerial parts of Artemisia princeps PAMPANINI (Sajabalssuk) led to the isolation of a new sesquiterpenoid, 3-((S)-2-methylbutyryloxy)-costu-1(10),4(5)- dien-12,6α-olide (2), along with two previously reported sesquiterpenoids: 8α-angeloyloxy-3β,4β-epoxy-6βH,7αH,8βH-guaia- 1(10),11(13)-dien-12,6α-olide (1, carlaolide B) and 3β,4β-epoxy- 8α-isobutyryloxy-6βH,7αH,8βH-guaia-1(10),11(13)-dien-12, 6α-olide (3, carlaolide A). The structure of compound 2 was elucidated by spectroscopic data analysis, including one dimensional (1D) and two dimensional (2D) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments. Of the isolates, compound 2 exhibited potent cytotoxicity against human cervix adenocarcinoma cells and induced apoptosis. © 2008 Pharmaceutical Society of Japan.