The invention relates to a preparation method and application of
aporphine-protoberberine
alkaloid dimers, and belongs to the field of natural medicines and biological medicines. The
aporphine-protoberberine
alkaloid dimer disclosed by the invention has a structural general formula shown in the specification, in the formula, R1, R2, R3, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 are independently selected from
hydrogen, methoxyl, hydroxyl or two adjacent
substituent groups are
methylenedioxy, so that a five-membered ring is formed; r4 is selected from
hydrogen, methoxyl or hydroxyl. Six novel
aporphine-protoberberine
alkaloid dimers are extracted and separated from
thalictrum omeiensis roots, and tests show that the aporphine-protoberberine alkaloid dimers have obvious
growth inhibition effects on human
acute promyelocytic leukemia cells HL-60 and
human prostate cancer cells PC-3, can cause HL-60
cell cycle arrest in an S phase, induce HL-60
cell apoptosis, and can be used for preparing the aporphine-protoberberine alkaloid dimers. The compound has a prospect of preparing medicines for preventing and treating tumors.