Abstract Bioassay targeted, 80% aqueous ethanol crude extract of the fruits of Dillenia indica Linn, using the unmodified household coffee maker, afforded five compounds, namely betulinic acid (1), rhamnazin (2),… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Bioassay targeted, 80% aqueous ethanol crude extract of the fruits of Dillenia indica Linn, using the unmodified household coffee maker, afforded five compounds, namely betulinic acid (1), rhamnazin (2), dillenetin (3), luteolin-7-O-β-D-glucoside (4) and hypolaetin-8-O-β-D-glucoside (5). The crude extract, fractions and purified compounds were tested against MDA MB-231, A549 and HeLa cancer cell lines by MTT assay, using betulinic acid 1, as a positive control. Compound 3 showed the best activity against A549 (IC50 = 26.60 ± 2.5 µM) and HeLa cancer cell lines (IC50 =19.35 ± 0.9 µM), whereas compound 5 was found to show the best activity against MDA MB-231 (IC50 = 34.62 ± 5.2µM) cancer cell line. These highly potent anticancer compounds obtained from the fruits of D. indica may be suitable for herbal drug development and formulations. Graphical Abstract
               
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