Cytotoxic constituents of Viscum coloratum

Abstract

Phytochemical studies on Viscum coloratum have resulted in the isolation of nineteen compounds. The structures of the isolated compounds were identified on the basis of 1D, 2D NMR and HR-ESI-Q-TOF-MS. Pachypodol (4) and ombuine (6) were characterized in the family Loranthaceae for the first time. 1,7-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,4-heptadien-3-one (8) and 5-hydroxy-3,7,3'-trimethoxyflavone-4'-O-beta-D-glucoside (13) were two new natural compounds, which exhibited cytotoxic activities against four human tumour cell lines (HeLa, SGC-7901, MCF-7, and U251).