Chromatographic separation of the MeOH extract from the aerial parts of Saussurea pulchella led to the isolation of seven terpenes (1-4, 11-13), and eight phenolics (5-10, 14-15). Their structures were determined by spectroscopic means to be (3S)-3-O-(3',4'-diangeloyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-3,7-trimethylocta-1,6-diene (1), 7delta-methoxy- 4(14)- oppositen-1beta-ol (2) 4(15)- eudesmene-1beta, 6alpha-diol (3), 3alpha-hydroxy-5, 6-epoxy-7-megastigmen-9-one (4), (+)-syringaresinol (5), (7S, 8R, 8'R)-5,5'-dimethoxylariciresinol (6), 8alpha-hydroxypinoresinol (7), (7'R, 8'R)-2,2'- dimethoxy-4- (3-hydroxyl-propenyl)-4'-(1,2,3-trihydroxypropyl)-biphenyl ether (8), 4-allyl-2,6- dimethoxyphenyl glucoside (9), 2-methoxy-4-(2-propenyl)phenyl beta-D-glucoside (10), (-)-oplopan-4-one- 10alpha-O-beta-D-glucoside (11), linalyl-O-beta-D-glucoside (12), amarantholidoside IV (13), (+)-1-hydroxypinoresinol 1-O-beta-D-glucoside (14), and syringin (15). Compounds 1-3 and 8-13 were first isolated from the genus Saussurea. The isolated compounds were examined for cytotoxic activity against four human cancer cell lines in vitro using the sulforhodamin B bio assay method.
Lignan and terpene constituents from the aerial parts of Saussurea pulchella. Publishing Authors By Initials