Steroidal Alkaloids from Sarcococca saligna (Buxaceae): In Vitro and In Silico Evaluation of Their Cytotoxic Potential. (PubMed, ACS Omega)
Additionally, extended 200 ns molecular dynamics simulations further validated the complexes, revealing stable RMSD, reduced SASA, favorable hydrogen bonding, and strong MM-GBSA binding free energies (△G_bind = -42.6 kcal·mol-1 for sarcorine C vs -40.8 kcal·mol-1 for roscovitine). These findings establish S. saligna as a promising source of anticancer steroidal alkaloids and report, for the first time, the selective cytotoxic activity of sarcorine C and salonine C against colon cancer cells, supported by integrated experimental and computational evidence.