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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Ren Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3804354 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tetrahedron letters 20131001 40
A new sesquiterpene lactone, rufescenolide C (<b>1</b>), the first furanoheliangolide dimer, was isolated from the leaves of <i>Piptocoma rufescens</i>, collected in the Dominican Republic. Its structure was determined by analysis of its spectroscopic data, with the absolute configuration being established by analysis of the CD spectrum. A plausible biogenesis of this dimer is proposed. This compound showed potent cytotoxicity with an IC<sub>50</sub> value of 150 nM, when tested against HT-29 hu ...[more]