4-Propyl- and 4-phenylcoumarins from mesua lepidota T. Anderson and their cytotoxic activity

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Mulyadi Tanjung, Muhammad Fajar Aldin, Noviani Nurma Arif, Ratih Dewi Saputri, Norizan Ahmat, Tjitjik Srie Tjahjandarie

2025 Natural Product Research Vol. 39 Issue 20 Article Cited by 0 Quartile

Abstract

Two new 4-phenylcoumarins, mesulepidotins A (1) and B (2), one new 4-propylcoumarin, mesulepidotin C (3), and one known 4-phenylcoumarin (4) were isolated from Mesua lepidota stem barks. The structures of 4-propyl- and 4-phenylcoumarins were identified by analysing 1D and 2D NMR spectra combined with high-resolution ESIMS data. Compounds 1-4 were assayed to MCF-7 and HeLa cells for their cytotoxic activity. Mesulepidotin A (1) showed high activity with an IC50 value of 1.59 and 1.41 µM, respectively. © 2024 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Affiliations

Natural Products Chemistry Research Group, Organic Chemistry Division, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia; Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia