Laevifins A–G, clerodane diterpenoids from the Bark of Croton oblongus Burm.f.

  • Ahmad Nazif Aziz
  • , Nor Hadiani Ismail
  • , Siti Nadiah Abdul Halim
  • , Chung Yeng Looi
  • , El Hassane Anouar
  • , Moses K. Langat
  • , Dulcie Mulholland
  • , Khalijah Awang

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Abstract

A phytochemical investigation of the stem barks of the Malaysian Croton oblongus Burm.f. (Syn. Croton laevifolius Blume) (Euphorbiaceae) yielded seven previously undescribed ent-neo-clerodane diterpenoids, laevifins A - G and the known crovatin (3). Structures were established by a combination of spectroscopic methods including HRESIMS, NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. The absolute configuration of crovatin and laevifins A-G was established by comparison of experimental ECD and theoretical TDDFT ECD calculated spectra. This is the first report on the occurrence of the sesquiterpenoid cryptomeridiol in a Croton species. In vitro cytotoxicity assays on laevifins A, B and G showed moderate activities against the MCF-7 cancer cell line (IC50 102, 115 and 106 μM, respectively) while β-amyrin and acetyl aleuritolic acid showed good anti-inflammatory activity on the LPS-induced NF-κB translocation inhibition in RAW 264.7 cells assay with IC50 values of 23.5 and 35.4 μg/mL, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)193-200
Number of pages8
JournalPhytochemistry
Volume156
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2018

Keywords

  • Croton oblongus
  • Cytotoxicity
  • Euphorbiaceae
  • Laevifins A – G

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