Chemical constituents of Euphorbia tibetica and their biological activities

AimTo investigate the chemical constituents and their biological activities of the aerial parts of Euphorbia tibetica.MethodCompounds were isolated and purified by various chromatographic methods, and their structures were elucidated through the use of extensive spectroscopic techniques including 2D-NMR, the structures of compounds 5 and 6 were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. Bioactivities of all the isolated compounds were evaluated by the MTT method on A549 and anti-angiogenesis assay.ResultsOne new compound, methyl 4-epi-shikimate-3-O-gallate (1), together with twenty-three known constituents (2–24) were isolated from the aerial parts of E. tibetica.ConclusionCompound 1 is new, and the other compounds were isolated from this plant for the first time. Compounds 5–7, 9, 11, 17, 18 and 20 exhibited inhibitory effects on the growth of human lung cancer cell A549 and compounds 5, 7, 12, 13, 17 and 19 showed anti-angiogenic effects in a zebrafish model.