Abstract:
AIM: To investigate new compounds with anti-tumor activities from the roots of
Desmos dumosus of annonaceae. METHODS: The chemical constituents were isolated by silica gel column chromatography, and the structures were elucidated by UV, IR, MS, 1HNMR, 13CNMR, 1H-1H COSY, HMQC, HMBC and NOESY analysis. RESULTS: Six compounds have been isolated from the CHCl3 extract of this plant. They were identified as 2-methoxy-3-methyl-4,6-dihydroxy-5(3′-hydroxyl) cinnamoylbenzaldehyde (I), 5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-8-formyl-3-benzoyl-2,6-dimethyl-2S,3R-dihydrochromone (II), stigmast-4-ene-3,6-dione (III), stigmastane-3,6-dione (IV), mosloflavone (V) and negletein (VI). CONCLUSION: Compound II, named desmosdumotin A, is a new compound. I, III and IV were found from this plant for the first time. III showed cytotoxic activities.