Description
Norcepharadione B is an alkaloid isolated from Houttuynia cordata Thunb. Norcepharadione B exhibits cytotoxic activity against five human tumor cell lines (A-549, SK-OV-3, SK-MEL-2, XF-498 and HCT-15) in vitro. Norcepharadione B also exhibits antimalarial activity.
Synonyms
Norcepharadione; 1,2-dimethoxy-4h-dibenzo[de,g]quinoline-4,5(6h)-dione
Molecular Formula
C18H13NO4
Canonical SMILES
COC1=C(C2=C3C(=C1)C(=O)C(=O)NC3=CC4=CC=CC=C42)OC
InChI
InChI=1S/C18H13NO4/c1-22-13-8-11-14-12(19-18(21)16(11)20)7-9-5-3-4-6-10(9)15(14)17(13)23-2/h3-8H,1-2H3,(H,19,21)
InChIKey
BAGGDUOPTSQTHD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Melting Point
304-307°C (dec.).