Chemical constituents of Brazilian propolis and their cytotoxic activities

Abstract

The EtOAc-soluble fraction of the MeOH extract of propolis afforded a new prenylated chromane derivative, 3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-8-prenylchromane-6-propenoic acid (1), along with 22 known compounds, 2 1223. Of the known compounds, 4, 7, 12 1219, and 22 were isolated for the first time from propolis, and the absolute configuration of 23 was established as (2S,3R). Investigation suggested that Baccharis spp. are a significant source of tropical Brazilian propolis, in addition to Clusia minor, Clusia major, and Araucaria heterophylla. All the compounds were tested for their cytotoxicity toward human HT-1080 fibrosarcoma and murine colon 26-L5 carcinoma cells. Among these compounds, 9 and 19 1221 showed potent cytotoxicity, having ED50 values equal to or less than 10 \u3bcg/mL.Peer reviewed: YesNRC publication: N