Polygonatone H, a new homoisoflavanone with cytotoxicity from Polygonatum Cyrtonema Hua.

A new homoisoflavonoid, (3R)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-methyl-3-(2′-hydroxy-4′-methoxybenzyl)-chroman-4-one (1), namely polygonatone H, in addition to fourteen known homoisoflavones (2–15) were isolated from the rhizome of Polygonatum Cyrtonema Hua. The structures were identified with the aid of 1D/2D NMR spectroscopic technologies. Compounds 2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, and 15 were isolated from P. Cyrtonema for the first time. Compound 1 showed cytotoxicities to human cancer cell lines with IC₅₀ values to comparable those of cisplatin.