Canthin-6-one has antimicrobial, cytotoxic, antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects, possibly by interfering with the G2/M transition; it also has antiinflammatory activity by interfering with the transcription factors NF-Κb and AP-1 at transcriptional level.

Canthin-6-one has antimicrobial, cytotoxic, antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects, possibly by interfering with the G2/M transition; it also has antiinflammatory activity by interfering with the transcription factors NF-κB and AP-1 at transcriptional level.

A new alkaloid, 4,5-dimethoxy-10-hydroxyCanthin-6-one (1), was isolated from the stem of Picrasma quassioides Bennet (Simaroubaceae) together with four known Canthin-6-one alkaloids, 8-hydroxyCanthin-6-one (2), 4,5-dimethoxyCanthin-6-one (3), 5-hydroxy-4-methoxyCanthin-6-one (4), and 3-methylcanthin-5,6-dione (5). Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data. The cytotoxic activity of the Canthin-6-one alkaloids was evaluated using human nasopharyngeal carcinoma (CNE2) and human liver cancer (Bel-7402) cell lines.

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C14H8N2O

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