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. 2018 Sep 12;23(9):2333. doi: 10.3390/molecules23092333

Table 28.

Cytotoxic activity of compounds from the genus Croton.

Compounds Tumor Cell Line Activity (IC50) Ref
Methyl 15,16-epoxy-3,13(16),14-ent-clerodatrien-18,19-olide-17-carboxylate (6) HuCCA-1 36.0 μg/mL [29]
KB 26.0 μg/mL [29]
HeLa 30.0 μg/mL [29]
MDA-MB231 29.0 μg/mL [29]
T47D 10.0 μg/mL [29]
Dimethyl-15,16-epoxy-12-oxo-3,13 (16)14-ent-clerodatriene-17,18-dicarboxylate (7) HuCCA-1 39.0 μg/mL [29]
KB 27.0 μg/mL [29]
HeLa 29.0 μg/mL [29]
MDA-MB231 27.0 μg/mL [29]
T47D 25.0 μg/mL [29]
Laevigatbenzoate (8) HeLa 45.4 μM [13]
Crotonolide A (23) HL-60 9.42 μM [21]
P-388 7.45 μM [21]
15-oxo-17(10′-α-pinenyl)-kauran-18-oic acid (181) HCT-116 7.14 μg/mL [35]
OVCAR-8 8.19 μg/mL [35]
SF-295 >10.0 μg/mL [35]
Launine K (67) HeLa 14.5 μM [37]
MCF-7 62.5 μM [37]
Crassin H (75) HL-60 11.8 ± 2.1 μM [17]
A549 5.2 ± 0.4 μM [17]
Crassifolius A (76) Hep3B 17.91 μM [38]
HepG2 42.04 μM [38]
Cracroson D (339) T24 14.48 ± 0.65 μM [40]
A549 25.64 ± 2.14 μM [40]
Cracroson E (87) T24 22.99 ± 1.76 μM [40]
A549 51.88 ± 14.07μM [40]
Hela 3.9 μM [48]
DU145 7.2 μM [48]
A549 5.8 μM [48]
SGC-7091 13 μM [48]
H1975 10 μM [48]
HL60 12 μM [48]
293T 291.6 μM [48]
LX-2 >500.0 μM [48]
12-O-benzoylphorbol-13-(2-methyl)butyrate (114) K562 15 μM [48]
MOLT-4 12 μM [48]
U937 17 μM [48]
MCF-7 20 μM [48]
Hela 4.6 μM [48]
DU145 4.3 μM [48]
A549 6.9 μM [48]
SGC-7091 10 μM [48]
H1975 3.3 μM [48]
HL60 6.8 μM [48]
293T 420.4 μM [48]
LX-2 >500.0 μM [48]
12-O-tiglyl-7-oxo-5-ene-phorbol-13-(2-methyl)butyrate (115) K562 17 μM [48]
MOLT-4 4.8 μM [48]
U937 21 μM [48]
MCF-7 20 μM [48]
Hela 5.0 μM [48]
DU145 10 μM [48]
A549 19 μM [48]
SGC-7091 23 μM [48]
H1975 10 μM [48]
HL60 10 μM [48]
293T 455.3 μM [48]
LX-2 >500.0 μM [48]
13-O-(2-metyl)butyryl-4-deoxy-4a-phorbol (116) K562 8.0 μM [48]
MOLT-4 9.9 μM [48]
U937 18 μM [48]
MCF-7 24 μM [48]
H1975 10 μM [48]
HL60 10 μM [48]
293T 455.3 μM [48]
LX-2 >500.0 μM [48]
Hela 10 μM [48]
DU145 10 μM [48]
A549 4.5 μM [48]
SGC-7091 5.4 μM [48]
H1975 3.3 μM [48]
HL60 9.8 μM [48]
293T 191.0 μM [48]
LX-2 >500.0 μM [48]
Crotignoid A (117) HL-60 1.61 μM [49]
A549 2.85 μM [49]
Crotignoid B (118) HL-60 22.1 μM [49]
A549 31.0 μM [49]
Crotignoid C (119) HL-60 32.3 μM [49]
A549 5.03 μM [49]
Crotignoid D (120) HL-60 19.8 μM [49]
A549 10.2 μM [49]
Crotignoid F (122) HL-60 44.6 μM [49]
A549 6.96 μM [49]
Crotignoid G (123) HL-60 22.1 μM [49]
A549 3.89 μM [49]
Crotignoid H (124) HL-60 9.97 μM [49]
A549 8.08 μM [49]
Crotignoid I (125) HL-60 14.8 μM [49]
A549 24.4 μM [49]
Crotignoid J (126) HL-60 14.2 μM [49]
A549 29.5 μM [49]
Crotusin A (128) HL-60 12.53 ± 0.37 μM [44]
SMMC-7721 7.06 ± 0.72 μM [44]
A549 9.69 ± 0.41 μM [44]
MCF-7 9.56 ± 0.76 μM [44]
SW480 14.88 ± 0.43 μM [44]
Crotusin B (129) HL-60 19.39 ± 0.46 μM [44]
SMMC-7721 21.13 ± 0.29 μM [44]
A549 14.66 ± 1.66 μM [44]
MCF-7 1.49 ± 0.23 μM [44]
SW480 31.21 ± 3.20 μM [44]
Crotusin C (130) HL-60 4.19 ± 0.15 μM [44]
SMMC-7721 3.87 ± 0.12 μM [44]
A549 2.44 ± 0.35 μM [44]
MCF-7 0.49 ± 0.04 μM [44]
SW480 2.89 ± 0.01 μM [44]
12-O-tiglylphorbol-4-deoxy-4β-phorbol-13-acetate (131) SNU387 59.5 ± 2.1 μM [50]
SNU398 43.7 ± 1.5 μM [50]
12-O-tiglylphorbol-4-deoxy-4β-phorbol-13-hexadecanoate (132) SNU387 30.2 ± 1.4 μM [50]
SNU398 91.2 ± 3.7 μM [50]
13-O-acetylphorbol-4-deoxy-4β-phorbol-20-oleate (133) SNU387 1.9 ± 0.2 μM [50]
SNU398 13.5 ± 1.1 μM [50]
13-O-acetylphorbol-4-deoxy-4β-phorbol-20-linoleate (134) SNU387 0.71 ± 0.08 μM [50]
SNU398 18.2 ± 1.7 μM [50]
4-deoxy-20-oxophorbol 12-tiglyl 13-acetate (135) K562 0.03 μM [51]
A549 6.88 μM [51]
Huh-7 3.85 μM [51]
7-oxo-5-ene-phorbol-13-(2-methylbutyrate) (136) K562 0.03 μM [51]
A549 6.33 μM [51]
Huh-7 20.9 μM [51]
7-hydroxyl-phorbol-5-ene-13-(2-methyl)butyrate (137) K562 0.07 μM [51]
A549 8.86 μM [51]
Huh-7 11.6 μM [51]
13-O-(2-metyl)butyryl-phorbol (139) K562 0.05 μM [51]
A549 43.5 μM [51]
Huh-7 34.2 μM [51]
7-keto-12-O-tiglylphorbol-13-acetate (140) HL-60 6.22 ± 3.24 μg/mL [52]
A549 18.0 ± 9.48 μg/mL [52]
Phorbol-13-isobutyrate (148) HL-60 0.22 ± 0.15 μg/mL [52]
14-epi-hyalic acid (159) HL-60 8.2 μM [63]
Kongeniod A (178) HL-60 1.27 ± 0.24 μM [59]]
A549 5.74 ± 0.25 μM [59]
Kongeniod B (179) HL-60 0.47 ± 0.04 μM [59]
A549 3.25 ± 0.91 μM [59]
Kongeniod C (180) HL-60 0.58 ± 0.17 μM [59]
Crotonkinensin D (188) MCF-7 9.4 ± 1.7 μM [61]
MCF-7/TAMR 2.6 ± 0.9 μM [61]
MCF-7/ADR 18.9 ± 0.6 μM [61]
MDA-MB-231 22.0 ± 0.9 μM [61]
EBC-162 (207) HL-60 15 μg/mL [74]
HT29 15 μg/mL [74]
MCF-7 30 μg/mL [74]
MM96 10 μg/mL [74]
NNF 20 μg/mL [74]
K562 50 μg/mL [74]
EBC-233 (208) HL-60 10 μg/mL [74]
HT29 80 μg/mL [74]
MCF-7 20 μg/mL [74]
MM96 6 μg/mL [74]
NNF 50 μg/mL [74]
K562 50 μg/mL [74]
EBC-300 (209) HL-60 35 μg/mL [74]
HT29 100 μg/mL [74]
MCF-7 100 μg/mL [74]
MM96 80 μg/mL [74]
NNF 80 μg/mL [74]
K562 100 μg/mL [74]
EBC-240 (210) HL-60 45 μg/mL [74]
HT29 80 μg/mL [74]
MCF-7 50 μg/mL [74]
MM96 12 μg/mL [74]
NNF 80 μg/mL [74]
K562 60 μg/mL [74]
EBC-241 (211) HL-60 40 μg/mL [74]
HT29 80 μg/mL [74]
MCF-7 40 μg/mL [74]
MM96 12 μg/mL [74]
NNF 75 μg/mL [74]
K562 60 μg/mL [74]
Furanocembranoid 1 (266) BT474 7.8 μg/mL [83]
CHAGO 7.0 μg/mL [83]
Hep-G2 5.6 μg/mL [83]
KATO-3 5.9 μg/mL [83]
SW-620 6.3 μg/mL [83]
Furanocembranoid 2 (267) BT474 9.5 μg/mL [83]
CHAGO >10 μg/mL [83]
Hep-G2 >10 μg/mL [83]
KATO-3 6.8 μg/mL [83]
SW-620 9.9 μg/mL [83]
Furanocembranoid 3 (268) BT474 9.6 μg/mL [83]
CHAGO 7.1 μg/mL [83]
Hep-G2 5.7 μg/mL [83]
KATO-3 8.2 μg/mL [83]
SW-620 5.6 μg/mL [83]]
Furanocembranoid 4 (269) BT474 9.6 μg/mL [83]
CHAGO 9.3 μg/mL [83]
Hep-G2 6.1 μg/mL [83]
KATO-3 8.1 μg/mL [83]
SW-620 6.0 μg/mL [83]
Laevigatlactone B (272) Hela 38.4 μM [84]
(+)-[1R*,2S*,7S*,8S*,12R*]-7,8-Epoxy-2,12-cyclocembra-3E,10Zdien-20,10-olide (276) PEO1 132 nM [85]
PEO1TaxR 200 nM [85]
(+)-[1R*,4S*,10R*]-4-Hydroxycembra-2E,7E,11Z-trien-20,10-olide (278) PEO1 125 nM [85]
PEO1TaxR 135 nM [85]
Crotontomentosin A (294) Hela 24.0 ± 2.6 μM [88]
Hep G2 87.9 ± 4.5 μM [88]
MDA-MB-231 54.1 ± 2.1 μM [88]
A549 40.6 ± 3.9 μM [88]
Crotontomentosin B (295) Hela >100 μM [88]
Hep G2 28.1 ± 2.1 μM [88]
MDA-MB-231 28.7 ± 3.4 μM [88]
A549 29.1 ± 5.2 μM [88]
Crotontomentosin C (297) Hela 47.9 ± 3.3 μM [88]
Hep G2 83.3 ± 5.3 μM [88]
MDA-MB-231 >100 μM [88]
A549 >100 μM [88]]
Crotontomentosin D (296) Hela 59.7 ± 4.5 μM [88]
Hep G2 >100 μM [88]
MDA-MB-231 49.3 ± 2.8 μM [88]
A549 >100 μM [88]
Crotolaevigatone B (300) A549 21.2 μM [89]
MDA-MB-231 33.4 μM [89]
Crotolaevigatone G (305) A549 25.6 μM [89]
MDA-MB-231 32.7 μM [89]
EBC-324 (311) MCF-7 40 μM [92]
NFF 50 μM [92]
K562 6 μM [92]
EBC-329 (312) MCF-7 13 μM [92]
NFF 40 μM [92]
K562 0.6 μM [92]
ent-3β-hydroxypimara-8(14),9,15-trien-12-one (319) NFF 23 μg/mL [98]
Hela 13 μg/mL [98]
HT 29 13 μg/mL [98]
MCF-7 16 μg/mL [98]
MM96L 2.8 μg/mL [98]
K562 17 μg/mL [98]
EBC-325 (321) MCF-7 20 μM [99]
NFF 6 μM [99]
K562 3 μM [99]
EBC-326 (322) MCF-7 14 μM [99]
NFF 6 μM [99]
K562 6 μM [99]
EBC-327 (323) MCF-7 10 μM [99]
NFF 10 μM [99]
K562 10 μM [99]
3-hydroxycleistantha-13(17),15-diene (325) KATO-3 6.0 μg/mL [93]
SW-620 >10 μg/mL [93]
BT474 6.1 μg/mL [93]
Hep-G2 0.5 μg/mL [93]
CHAGO 5.5 μg/mL [93]
3,4-seco-cleistantha-4(18),13(17),15-trien-3-oic acid (326) KATO-3 9.6 μg/mL [93]
SW-620 >10 μg/mL [93]
BT474 10 μg/mL [93]
Hep-G2 8.6 μg/mL [93]
CHAGO >10 μg/mL [93]
Crotobarin (330) KB 2.5 ± 0.10 μM [101]
HT29 2.1 ± 0.60 μM [101]
A549 0.79 ± 0.15 μM [101]
HL60 0.56 ± 0.02 μM [101]
Crotogoudin (331) KB 1.5 ± 0.03 μM [101]
HT29 1.9 ± 0.25 μM [101]
A549 0.54 ± 0.02 μM [101]
HL60 0.49 ± 0.01 μM [101]
Crotonpyrone A (381) Hela 10.21 μg/mL [120]
NCI-446 6.59 μg/mL [120]
Crotonpyrone B (382) Hela 9.54 μg/mL [120]
[1−9-NαC]-crourorb A1 (385) NCI-ADR/RES 4.8 μM [123]