Two new diterpenoid derivatives 7α,12β,17-triacetoxy-6β,19-dihydroxy-13β,16-spirocicloabiet-8-ene-11,14-dione (1) and 6β-acetoxy-3β,7α,12α-trihydroxy-13β,16-spirocicloabiet-8-ene-11,14-dione (2) along with 11 (3–13) miscellaneous compounds were isolated from the leaves of Plectranthus ornatus Codd. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis and gauge independent atomic orbitals 13C NMR calculations. The isolated compounds were screened for their effects on intestinal motility using guinea-pig ileum and duodenum and by their cytotoxicity against 4 human cancer cell lines (HCT-116, SF-295, PC-3, and HL-60). Compounds 6 and 9 were moderately cytotoxic against HL-60, whereas 6 and 13 were more active on SF-295 and HCT-116.
The aim of this study was to preliminary evaluate the lipid profile alterations on Pitcairnia flammea leaves based on variations in solvent proportion and ultrasonic ice bath extraction time, followed by a lipid class-enriched analysis employing chemometric techniques. Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (UHPLC-ESI-MS) was used to acquire raw data and MS-DIAL and MetaboAnalyst platforms were used to perform data preprocessing and statistical analysis. The statistical analysis of UHPLC-ESI-MS data in both ionization modes enabled the visualization of a trend distribution based on extraction time. Furthermore, we were able to establish that the solvent proportion had a greater impact on group separation in data samples extracted for 30 min versus 10 and 20 min. Moreover, diacylglycerol or/and lysophosphatidylcholine are lipid subclasses that can be favored depending on the extraction time in the mass spectrometry analyses using positive electrospray ionization mode.
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