Abstract
Three new diterpenoids, spiroscutelones A–C (1–3), along with known diterpene 4, were isolated from the leaves of Plectranthus scutellarioides. Their structures were established based on extensive spectroscopic analyses, including MS and NMR spectroscopy. Spiroscutelone A (1) represents the first example of an abietane-type terpenoid skeleton with a cyclobutane moiety linking the B and C rings. Of compounds 1–4, spiroscutelone B (2) exhibited the most potent cytotoxicities against the three tested human cancer lines [breast (MCF-7), pancreatic (PSN-1), and cervical (HeLa)] with IC50 values ranging from 17.9 μM to 29.8 μM and low cytotoxicity against a lung fibroblast (WI-38) normal cell line.
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