Abstract
Chemical investigation of chloroform extract of rhizomes of Iris nepalensis yielded new alkylated 1,4-benzoquinone derivative (1). The structure of Compound 1 was established by analysis of spectroscopic data. Compound 1 was evaluated for cytotoxic activities against human cancer cell lines A549, HL-60, HCT116 and ZR-75. Compound 1 showed least cytotoxicity against HL-60, HCT116 and ZR-75-30.
Acknowledgement
MT thanks the Center for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India, for financial assistance for his Postdoctoral Research.