Abstract
From the petroleum ether extract of the rhizomes of Tamus communis, the 7-hydroxy-2,3,4,8-tetramethoxyphenanthrene ( 1) was isolated, together with the known 2,3,4-trimethoxy-7,8-methylenedioxyphenanthrene ( 2), 3-hydroxy-2,4,-dimethoxy-7,8-methylenedioxyphenanthrene ( 3), 2-hydroxy-3,5,7-trimethoxyphenanthrene ( 4) and 2-hydroxy-3,5,7-trimethoxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene ( 5), through cytotoxic assay guidance. The structures were determined by means of HREIMS, 1H NMR, JMOD and NOESY experiments. The cytotoxic effects of the isolated compounds were tested on cervix adenocarcinoma (HeLa) cells, with the MTT assay. The results demonstrated that, with the exception of 2, all these compounds displayed pronounced cytotoxic activity; especially 1 and 3 exhibited significant cell growth inhibitory effects, with IC 50 = 8.52 ± 0.70 and 3.64 ± 0.12 μM, respectively.
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