The invention discloses a tetracyclic
triterpenoid compound with anti-tumor activity as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The compound is separated from a
traditional Chinese medicine euphorbia pekinensis, the molecular formula is C29H44O4, the
absolute configuration of the compound is identified as 3R, 5S, 10R, 11R, 13S, 14R, 17S and 20R, and the compound is a tetracyclic
triterpenoid compound with a new structure. The preparation method comprises the following steps: carrying out
reflux extraction on dried
euphorbia pekinensis roots with
ethanol, concentrating, suspending with water, extracting with
dichloromethane, and separating and purifying the obtained extract through
silica gel column chromatography,
Sephadex LH-20
column chromatography and preparative
high performance liquid chromatography in sequence. In-vitro anti-tumor experiments show that the compound has inhibitory activity on various
liver cancer cell lines, and especially has a remarkable effect on HuH-7 cells. The compound can be used for preparing antitumor drugs, and the preparation method is reasonable in process, low in cost and suitable for large-scale production.