New bibenzyl glycosides from leaves of Camellia oleifera Abel. with cytotoxic activities

Studies on the chemical constituents of leaves of Camellia oleifera Abel. led to the isolation of 3 new bibenzyl glycosides. Their structures have been elucidated as 1-(3′,5′-dihydroxy)phenyl-2-(4″-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl)phenylethane (1), 1-(3′,5′-dimethoxy)phenyl-2-(4″-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl)phenylethane (2) and 1-(3′,5′-dimethoxy)phenyl-2-[4″-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl(6→1)-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl]phenylethane (3) through spectral studies including HR-ESI-MS, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and 2D NMR experiments. All the above 3 bibenzyl glycosides showed cytotoxic activities to Hela and hep2 cell lines.

Graphical AbstractThree new bibenzyl glycosides were isolated from the leaves of Camellia oleifera Abel. All of them showed cytotoxic activities to Hela and hep2 cell lines.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide