Crotonols A and B, two rare tigliane diterpenoid derivatives against K562 cells from Croton tiglium

Org Biomol Chem. 2018 Dec 19;17(1):195-202. doi: 10.1039/c8ob02519c.

Abstract

Crotonols A and B (1 and 2), two tigliane diterpenoids featuring a rare C-7/C-14 cyclized and novel 5/7/7-fused carbon skeleton, along with the known tigliane wallichiioid A, were isolated from the leaves of Croton tiglium. Their structures were determined through spectroscopic methods, X-ray crystallography and ECD analysis. To the best of our knowledge, crotonol B (2) represents the first example of 13,14-seco-tigliane diterpenoids. Crotonols A and B displayed strong cytotoxic activities against the K562 cell line with IC50 values of 0.20 and 0.21 μM, respectively. Furthermore, crotonol A promoted the apoptosis of K562 cells through the cleavage of PARP and the accumulation of bax as well as the degradation of bcl-2.

MeSH terms

  • Apoptosis / drug effects*
  • Butanols / isolation & purification*
  • Butanols / pharmacology
  • Croton / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • K562 Cells
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / chemistry
  • bcl-2-Associated X Protein / metabolism

Substances

  • Butanols
  • Diterpenes
  • Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
  • bcl-2-Associated X Protein
  • wallichiioid A
  • crotonyl alcohol