Bioactive taxanes from the roots of Taxus mairei

Ya Ching Shen*, Hung Ru Tai, Pei Wen Hsieh, Ching Yeu Chen

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Nine taxoids including 1-dehydroxybaccatin VI (1), baccatin VI (2), 1-dehydroxybaccatin IV (3), 5α,7β,9α,10β,13α-pentaacetoxy-taxa-4(20),11-diene (4), 2-deacetoxydecinnamoyl taxinine J (5), 2-deacetoxytaxinine J (6), taxinine J (7), 10-deacetyltaxol C (8) and 10-deacetyltaxol (9) were isolated from the ethanolic extract of the roots of Formosan Taxus mairei. Their structures were established primarily on the basis of NMR studies. Biological studies revealed that compounds 8 and 9 exhibited potent cytotoxicities against human KB-16, A-549 and HT-29 tumor cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)207-217
Number of pages11
JournalChinese Pharmaceutical Journal
Volume48
Issue number3
StatePublished - 06 1996
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Taxaceae
  • Taxus mairei
  • cytotoxicity
  • taxoids

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