2007•Natural Product ResearchRequires access
Anthraquinones, Cdc25B phosphatase inhibitors, isolated from the roots ofPolygonum multiflorumThunb.
Sung-Gyu Choi, Ji‐In Kim, Nack‐Do Sung, Kwang‐Hee Son, Hyae‐Gyeong Cheon, Kwang-Rok Kim, Byoung‐Mog Kwon
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Abstract
Three anthraquinones, Cdc25B phosphatase inhibitors, were isolated from the methanolic extract of the roots of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. (Polygonaceae). Anthraquinones, physcion (1), emodin (2), and questin (3), inhibited the enzymatic activity of Cdc25B phosphatase with IC(50) values of 62.5, 30, and 34 microg mL(-1), respectively. Emodin (2) and questin (3) strongly inhibited the growth of human colon cancer cells, SW620 with GI(50) values of 6.1 and 0.9 microg mL(-1), respectively. Commercially available anthraquinones, chrysophanol (4), and rhein (5) also inhibited Cdc25B phosphatase with IC(50) values of 10.7 and 22.1 microg mL(-1), respectively.