Abstract:
Cinobufacino injection is purified from water extraction of the skin of
Bufo bufo gargarizans, which has been widely used for various cancers in clinic with significant anti-tumor effects. Bufadienolides were regarded as the main active constituents of cinobufacino injection in previous reports. In present study, 6 bufadienolides were isolated and purified from Cinobufacino injection. Their structures were identified as 3-epi-
ψ-bufarenogin(
1),
ψ-bufarenogin(
2), 3-epi-arenobufagin(
3), arenobufagin(
4), 3-epi-gamabufotalin(
5), and 3-oxo-arenobufagin(
6), separately. Among them,
1 and
3 were new compounds,
5 and
6 were new natural products. Compounds
1,
2 and compounds
3,
4 were two pairs configuration isomers at C-3, separately.