Bioactivity-guided fast screen and identification of cancer metastasis chemopreventive components from raw extracts of Murraya exotica.

J Pharm Biomed Anal

Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, and Bio-Pharmaceutical Photocatalysis of State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Chemistry College, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China. Electronic address:

Published: March 2015

Murraya exotica is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) widely grown in southeast China. We herein proposed a fast strategy for separation and identification of active components of cancer metastatic chemopreventives from the root, leaf, twig and stem bark extracts that were obtained by reflux in 80% acidic ethanol and then liquid-liquid extraction. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis showed that the extract mixtures from leaf, bark and twig were similar, while the root extract contained a characteristic component (CM1). Bioactivity assays revealed that the root extract contained some active components that significantly inhibited cancer cell viability and migration. Ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detection and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (UPLC-DAD-ESI-MS) analysis indicated the existence of coumarins in the root and leaf extracts. Semi-preparative chromatographic separation and physicochemical characterization indicated that CM1 was a novel coumarin derivative that warrants further chemopreventive studies on cancer metastasis. The present phytochemical and phytopharmacological studies exemplify a fast strategy for screening and identifying active component(s) from raw extracts of phytomedicines.

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