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Antitumor agents, 129. Tannins and related compounds as selective cytotoxic agents.

Abstract
Fifty-seven tannins and related compounds, including gallotannins, ellagitannins, and condensed and complex tannins, were evaluated for their cytotoxicities against human tumor cell lines, including malignant melanoma, lung carcinoma, ileocecal adenocarcinoma, epidermoid carcinoma, malignant melanoma, and medulloblastoma cell lines. Among them, chebulagic acid [1], geraniin [2], sanguiin H-11 [3], 4,5-di-O-galloylquinic acid [12], 1,3,4,5-tetra-O-galloylquinic acid [15], 1(beta)-O-galloylpedunculagin [24], furosin [29], castalagin [38], sanguiin H-2 [34], vescalagin [39], grandinin [40], phyllyraeoidin A [42], (-)-epicatechin 3-O-gallate [50], cinnamtannin B2 [55], and acutissimin A [56] exhibited moderate selective cytotoxicity against PRMI-7951 melanoma cells with ED50 values in the range of 0.1-0.8 microgram/ml. Selective cytotoxicities against the melanoma cells were also observed for strictinin [22], pedunculagin [23], eugeniin [25], elaeocarpusin [28], punicacortein C [37], casuarinin [41], sanguiin H-6 [43], procyanidin B-2 3,3'-di-O-gallate [51], procyanidin C-1 3,3',3"-tri-O-gallate [52], and cinnamtannin B1 [54] with ED50 values of 1-4 micrograms/ml. All of the tannins were found to be inactive (greater than 10 micrograms/ml) against lung carcinoma (A-549), ileocecal adenocarcinoma (HCT-8), epidermoid carcinoma of nasopharnyx (KB), and medulloblastoma (TE-671) tumor cells.
AuthorsY Kashiwada, G Nonaka, I Nishioka, J J Chang, K H Lee
JournalJournal of natural products (J Nat Prod) Vol. 55 Issue 8 Pg. 1033-43 (Aug 1992) ISSN: 0163-3864 [Print] United States
PMID1431932 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Chemical References
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Biflavonoids
  • Proanthocyanidins
  • Tannins
  • procyanidin B
  • procyanidin C
  • Catechin
Topics
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic (pharmacology)
  • Biflavonoids
  • Catechin
  • Cell Survival (drug effects)
  • Plants, Medicinal (chemistry)
  • Proanthocyanidins
  • Tannins (pharmacology)
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured (drug effects)

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