Francis NGOUAFONG TATONG

Dr. Francis NGOUAFONG TATONG

Université de Dschang, Dschang, Ouest, Cameroon
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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

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25 October 2022 in Metabolites
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Billy toussie Tchegnitegni
TATehmina Ahmed
Tehmina Ahmed
FTFrancis NGOUAFONG TATONG
Francis NGOUAFONG TATONG
VKViviane Flore Kamlo Kamso
Viviane Flore Kamlo Kamso
RTRemy Bertrand Teponno
Remy Bertrand Teponno
SMSyed Ghulam Musharraf
Syed Ghulam Musharraf
This paper describes eight new triterpenoid saponins, including afzeliioside A (1), four acetylated afzeliiosides as pairs of inseparable regioisomers, called afzeliiosides B/C (2/3) and D/E (4/5), afzeliiosides F-H (6–8), and a known impatiprin C (9), which were isolated from the n-BuOH fraction of the liana of Microglossa afzelii. Their structures were established mainly by extensive spectroscopic analysis, including 1D and 2D NMR, HRFAB-MS, tandem ESI-MS/MS, and chemical methods, as well as a comparison of their spectral data with those of related compounds. All the isolates were screened for their cytotoxic activity against the CAL-27 oral squamous carcinoma cell line. Only compounds 4/5 (EC50 = 36.0 μg/mL (32.7 μM)) exhibited moderate cytotoxic activity. This work presents the first chemical and biological investigation of Microglossa afzelii and reports, for the first time, on the isolation of saponins in the genus Microglossa.