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Antiproliferative hydroxy-fatty acids from the fodder legume Stylosanthes guianensis.
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 2017 July 16
Stylosanthes guianensis is a fodder legume native from South America and widely grown worldwide. Dried plant material was purchased on the web and taxonomically identified by light and SEM microscopy, and morphological analysis of plants germinated from seeds. The plant was extracted with dichloromethane:2-propanol (9:1). Bioguided fractionation using calcein-AM cytotoxicity assay on HeLa and A431 tumor cells allowed to isolate a lipophilic fraction, endowed with strong cytotoxicity. By means of 1- and 2-D NMR, HPLC-MS, and HR-ESIMS it could be seen that the fraction was an inseparable mixture of complex lipids, mainly consisting of esterified 3-hydroxy fatty acids. Acidic methanolysis of the mixture yielded 3-OH C10 and C12 carboxylic acids, together with palmitic, stearic, and arachidonic acids. Mass values indicate the presence of dimeric and trimeric combinations of 3-hydroxy, C10/C12 acids, and C16/C18/C20 acids, linked via ester bond. Monomeric hydroxyl-fatty acids were also observed, in particular derivatives of mono-hydroxy and di-hydroxy linolenic, linoleic, and oleic acids. 3-O-acylated, esterified fatty acids are unusual in higher plants, and recall motifs of Gram-negative endotoxin lipid A. These oxylipins are likely to be responsible for the antiproliferative activity of S. guianensis, suggesting possible use of the plant in the development of antitumor drugs.
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