Three new cembrane-type diterpenoids, deheiculatins M-O (1-3), together with five known analogues (4-8), were isolated from the twigs of Macaranga pustulata King ex Hook. The structures of new compounds 1-3 were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analyses, modified Mosher's method, and the experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD) experiments. All the isolates were evaluated for their cytotoxicity on three human cancer cell lines (CNE1, CNE2, and HCT 116), and all of them showed weak cytotoxicity (IC50 > 20 μM).
Keywords: Cembrane; Cytotoxicity; Macaranga pustulata.
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