Steroidal saponins and homoisoflavanone from the aerial parts of Sansevieria cylindrica Bojer ex Hook

• Published in: Phytochemistry letters 2015-06, Vol.12, p.113-118
• Main Authors: Said, Ataa, Aboutabl, Elsayed Ali, Melek, Farouk Rasmy, Abdel Jaleel, Gehad Abdel Raheem, Raslan, Mona
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Antioxidant; Cytotoxicity; Dracaenaceae; Homoisoflavanone; Sansevieria cylindrica; Steroidal saponin
• ISSN: 1874-3900; 1876-7486
• DOI: 10.1016/j.phytol.2015.03.006

•Steroidal saponins 1 and alliospiroside A3 were isolated from Sansevieria cylindrica.•A new homoisoflavanone 2 was isolated from Sansevieria cylindrica.•Compound 1 is a new steroidal saponin with the genin 1β-hydroxy-kryptogenin. Phytochemical study on the methanolic extract of Sansevieria cylindrica aerial parts lead to the isolation, characterization and structure elucidation of a new steroidal saponin, 1β-hydroxy-kryptogenin-1-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-l-arabinopyranoside (1), a new homoisoflavanone, (3S)-3,7-dihydroxy-8-methoxy-3-(3′,4′-methylenedioxybenzyl) chroman-4-one (2) and the known saponin alliospiroside A (3). To the best of our knowledge, the genin 1β-hydroxy-kryptogenin is reported here for the first time. The structures of the new compounds were determined by UV, IR, EIMS, HRESIMS together with 1D (1H and 13C) and 2D (HSQC and HMBC) NMR spectral analysis. The isolated compounds 1–3 were tested for their radical scavenging activity (DPPH). Compound 2 exhibited activity compared to that of ascorbic acid as a standard. The cytotoxicity of the isolated compounds and the standard doxorubicin was tested against the three human tumor cell lines HT116, MCF-7 and PC-3. The results showed that the isolated compounds were inactive.