The traditionally used Central American medicinal plant Pluchea odorata, known as an anti-inflammatory and cancer cell growth-inhibiting remedy, was subjected to bioassay-guided isolation. Structure elucidation by 1D- and 2D-NMR and MS techniques supported by ECD and UV spectroscopic data revealed seven structurally previously undescribed and eight known eudesmane-type sesquiterpenes. Furthermore, one previously undescribed and one known phytol-like alcohol were identified. All compounds were tested for their cytotoxicity in cancer cells and for their anti-invasive effects. Among the eudesmanes, 3α-(2',3'-epoxy-2'-methylbutyryloxy)-4α-hydroxy-11-hydroperoxy-eudesm-6-en-8-one exhibited the most potent cytotoxic activity with an IC value of 8.8 μM (after 48 h). Also in an in vitro model measuring the tumor-triggered breaching of the adjacent lymph endothelial cell barrier (3S*,4R*,5S*,10S*,2'R*,3'R*)-3-(2',3'-epoxy-2'-methylbutyryloxy)-4,7-dihydroxy-eudesm-11-en-8-one (IC = 47 μM) and (3S*,4R*,5R*,10S*,2'R*,3'R*)-3-(2',3'-epoxy-2'-methylbutyryloxy)-4-acetyloxy-6-methoxy-11-hydroxy-eudesm-6-en-8-one (IC = 73 μM) showed inhibitory activities. Furthermore, preliminary structure-activity relationships (SARs) of the eudesmanes were developed.
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