Abstract
Investigation of the n-BuOH extract of the rhizomes of Anemone taipaiensis led to the isolation of five new oleanane-type triterpenoid saponins (1–5), together with seven known saponins (6–12). Their structures were determined by the extensive use of 1D and 2D NMR experiments along with ESIMS analyses and acid hydrolysis. The aglycone of 1, 2 and 4 was determined as siaresinolic acid, which was reported in this genus for the first time. The cytotoxicities of the saponins 1–12, prosapogenins 4a, 5a, 10a–12a and sapogenins siaresinolic acid (SA), oleanolic acid (OA), hederagenin (HE) were evaluated against five human cancer cell lines, including HepG2, HL-60, A549, HeLa and U87MG. The monodesmosidic saponins 6–8, 5a, 10a–12a and sapogenins SA, OA, HE exhibited cytotoxic activity toward all cancer cell lines, with IC50 values ranging from 2.25 to 57.28μM. Remarkably, the bisdesmosidic saponins 1–4 and 9 showed selective cytotoxicity against the U87MG cells.
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