Potential Antitumor Agents. XVII. Physalin B and 25,26-Epidihydrophysalin C From Witheringia coccoloboides

Abstract
An investigation of W. coccoloboides (Dammer) A. T. Hunziker [Capsicum fuscoviolaceum (Cufodontis), Mort. and Standl.] roots resulted in the isolation of 2 cytotoxic compounds, physalin B and a novel physalin, which was characterized by spectral analysis as 25,26-epidihydrophysalin C. Both compounds have cytotoxic activity in 9KB [human nasopharyngeal carcinoma] and 9PS [mouse lymphocytic leukemia] tumor cells (in vitro). Physalin B has moderate activity against the 3PS mouse leukemia (in vivo).

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