Potential anticancer agents. V. Cardiac glycosides of Asclepias albicans (Asclepiadaceae).
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- Published by Pharmaceutical Society of Japan in CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN
- Vol. 28 (2) , 401-405
- https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.28.401
Abstract
The cytotoxic activity of extracts of Asclepias albicans (Asclepiadaceae) was traced to uzarigenin (2), desglucouzarin (3) and a new cardenolide glycoside, uzarigenin 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl (1→4)-β-D-glucopyranoside (4). The latter compound also displayed significant antitumor activity against P-388 lymphocytic leukemia.Keywords
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