<p><strong>Abstract. </strong>Casearborin c (<strong>1</strong>), syringic acid (<strong>2</strong>), <em>ent</em>-3β-hydroxy-(-)-13-<em>epi</em>-manoyl oxide (<strong>3</strong>), <em>ent</em>-(-)-13-<em>epi</em>-manoyl oxide (<strong>4</strong>), <em>ent</em>-(-)-kaur-16-en-19-oic acid (<strong>5</strong>), and γ-sitosterol (<strong>6</strong>) were isolated from <em>Casearia corymbosa </em>stem bark. Only casearborin c showed cytotoxic activity on HeLa and SiHa cancer cell lines. This work contributes to the description of three compounds (<strong>1</strong>-<strong>3</strong>) newly isolated from <em>C. corymbosa </em>and highlights that casearborin c, a clerodane-type diterpene, is responsible for the cytotoxic activity shown in the original methanol extract of this species.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Resumen. </strong>Casearborina c (<strong>1</strong>), ácido siríngico (<strong>2</strong>), óxido de <em>ent</em>-3β-hidroxi-(-)-13-<em>epi</em>-manoilo (<strong>3</strong>), óxido de <em>ent</em>-(-)-13-<em>epi</em>-manoilo (<strong>4</strong>), ácido <em>ent</em>-(-)-kaur-16-en-19-oico (<strong>5</strong>) y γ-sitosterol (<strong>6</strong>) se aislaron de la corteza del tallo de <em>Casearia corymbosa</em>. Sólo casearborina c mostró actividad citotóxica en las líneas de células cancerígenas HeLa y SiHa. Este trabajo describe tres compuestos (<strong>1</strong>-<strong>3</strong>) aislados por primera vez de <em>C. corymbosa</em> y destaca que casearborina c, un diterpeno de tipo clerodano, es responsable de la actividad citotóxica del extracto metanólico de esta especie.</p>
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