Abstract
Phytochemical investigation of the n-hexane fraction of the methanolic extract of Tagetes minuta L. (Asteraceae) aerial parts afforded a new thiophene derivative: thiotagetin A (3), together with β-sitosterol (1) and stigmasterol (2). The structure of the new thiophene was identified by UV, IR, 1D (1H and 13C), 2D (1H–1H COSY, HSQC and HMBC) NMR and HRESIMS spectral data. Compound 3 displayed cytotoxic activity against KB and MCF7 cancer cell lines with ED50 values of 2.03 and 3.88 μg/mL, respectively, compared to adriamycin (0.26 and 0.07 μg/mL, respectively).
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