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Withanolide-type steroids, withametelin Q (1) and 12α-hydroxydaturametelin B (2) along with three known withanolides, were isolated from leaves of Datura metel L. (Solanaceae). The respective structures, characterized mainly by NMR spectroscopy, were identified as (20R,22R,24R)-21,24-epoxy-1α,3β-dihydroxywitha-5,25(27)-dienolide-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1) and (20R,22R,24R)-12α,21,27-trihydroxy-1-oxowitha-2,5,24-trienolide-27-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (2). The cytotoxicity of isolated compounds was evaluated against human lung carcinoma cells (A549) and human colorectal adenocarcinoma cells (DLD-1), respectively. Compound 2 exhibited cytotoxicity against A549 and DLD-1 cell lines, with IC50 values of 7 and 2.0 μM, respectively. However, for compounds 6 and 7, cytotoxicities were higher against DLD-1 cells with IC(50) values of 0.6 and 0.7 μM. Both compounds blocked the cell cycle in the S-phase and induced apoptosis.
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