文摘
Four new triterpenoids, kadlongilactones C−F (2−5), containing a consecutive hexacyclic [7,7,5,6,6,6] ring system, were isolated from the leaves and stems of Kadsura longipedunculata. In comparison with the NMR data of kadlongilactones A (1) and D (3), a significant phenomena was discovered that ring D of 3 inverted from a half-chair in 1 to a half-boat conformation when the HO-16 group changed from α- to β-orientation. The structures of 2−5 were established on the basis of detailed spectroscopic analysis, and DFT computational methods were applied in the structural validation of compounds 3 and 5. Compounds 1−4 showed significant cytotoxicity against A549, HT-29, and K562 cell lines with IC50 values of 0.49−3.61 µM in vitro.