Cytotoxic components from the bark of Stauranthus perforatus from Monteverde, Costa Rica
- Publikations-Art
- Zeitschriftenbeitrag
- Autoren
- Setzer, W. N.; Setzer, M. C.; Schmidt, J. M.; Moriarity, D. M.; Vogler, B.; Reeb, S.; Holmes, A. M.; Haber, W. A.
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2000
- Veröffentlicht in
- Planta Med.
- Band/Volume
- 66/5
- ISBN / ISSN / eISSN
- 0032-0943
- Seite (von - bis)
- 493-494
The crude dichloromethane ext. of Stauranthus perforatus stem bark showed in-vitro cytotoxic activity against Hep-G2 (human hepatocellular carcinoma) and MDA-MB-231 (human mammary adenocarcinoma) cells. The cytotoxic compds. proved to be the quinoline alkaloids skimmianine and veprisine, and the furocoumarin heraclenin. Other compds. isolated included .beta.-sitosterol, isopimpinellin, and xanthotoxin