文摘
Two new steroidal glycosides (1–2) were isolated from the roots of Reineckia carnea, together with three known compounds (3–5). Their structures were determined on the basis of chemical methods and spectral data. Compounds 1–2 were the unique steroidal glycosides possessing structural feature of 14α-hydroxy-5β-steroids, and compounds 4–5 were isolated from R. carnea for the first time. The isolated compounds (1–5) were tested in vitro for their cytotoxic activities against the A549, HepG 2 and Caski cancer cell lines. Among them, the compounds 2 and 3 showed cytotoxicity against Caski cancer cell line with IC50 values of 34.4 and 3.7 μM, respectively.