Abstract |
Fifteen pentacyclic triterpene diols and triols, consisting of: six taraxastanes, faradiol (1), heliantriol B0 (2), heliantriol C (3), 22alpha-methoxyfaradiol (4), arnidiol (5), and faradiol alpha- epoxide (6); five oleananes, maniladiol (7), erythrodiol (8), longispinogenin (9), coflodiol (10), and heliantriol A(1) (11); two ursanes, brein (12) and uvaol (13); and two lupanes, calenduladiol (14) and heliantriol B2 (15), isolated from the non-saponifiable lipid fraction of the edible flower extract of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) were evaluated for their inhibitory effects on Epstein-Barr virus early antigen ( EBV-EA) activation induced by the tumor promoter, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate, in Raji cells as a primary screening test for anti- tumor-promoters. All of the compounds tested showed inhibitory effects against EBV-EA activation with potencies either comparable with or stronger than that of glycyrrhetic acid, a known natural anti- tumor-promoter. Evaluation of the cytotoxic activity of six compounds, 1-3 and 5-7, against human cancer cell lines revealed that compound 5 possesses a wide range of cytotoxicity, with GI50 values (concentration that yields 50% growth) of mostly less than 6 microM.
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Authors | Motohiko Ukiya, Toshihiro Akihisa, Harukuni Tokuda, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Teruo Mukainaka, Eiichiro Ichiishi, Ken Yasukawa, Yoshimasa Kasahara, Hoyoku Nishino |
Journal | Cancer letters
(Cancer Lett)
Vol. 177
Issue 1
Pg. 7-12
(Mar 08 2002)
ISSN: 0304-3835 [Print] Ireland |
PMID | 11809525
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Anticarcinogenic Agents
- Antigens, Viral
- Epstein-Barr virus early antigen
- Plant Extracts
- Triterpenes
- Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate
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Topics |
- Anticarcinogenic Agents
(isolation & purification, pharmacology)
- Antigens, Viral
(metabolism)
- Cell Survival
(drug effects)
- Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium
(chemistry)
- Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
- Humans
- Neoplasms
(metabolism, prevention & control)
- Plant Extracts
(isolation & purification, pharmacology)
- Plants, Edible
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate
(pharmacology)
- Triterpenes
(isolation & purification, pharmacology)
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
(drug effects, physiology)
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