文摘
Phytochemical study of whole, undried plants of Euphorbia esula led to the isolation of six new (1鈥?b>6) jatrophane diterpene polyesters, named esulatins H鈥揗, together with the known compounds 2伪,3尾,5伪,7尾,15尾-pentaacetoxy-9伪-nicotinoyloxyjatropha-6(17),11-dien-14-one (7), salicinolide (8), and euphosalicin (9). The structures and relative configuration of 1鈥?b>6 were established on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis, including HRESIMS and one- and two-dimensional NMR techniques. All these compounds, together with diterpenes (10鈥?b>14) isolated previously from this plant, were evaluated for their antiproliferative activity against HeLa, Ishikawa, and MCF7 cells. The multidrug-resistance-reversing activities were also investigated on L5178 mouse lymphoma cells transfected with the pHa MDR1/A retrovirus DNA. Preliminary structure鈥揳ctivity relationship data are discussed.