Immune depression in Rhodnius prolixus by seco-steroids, physalins

A comparative study of the effects of physalins, seco-steroidal substances of Physalis angulata (Solanaceae), on the immune reactions of R. prolixus was carried out. Ecdysis and mortality were not affected by treatment with physalins B, D, F or G (1-10 microg/ml of blood meal). R. prolixus larvae fed with blood containing physalins and inoculated with 1 microl of Enterobacter cloacae beta12 (5 x 10(3)/insect) exhibited mortality rates three times higher than controls. The insects treated with physalin B, and F (1 microg/ml) and inoculated with E. cloacae beta12 showed significant differences on lysozyme activity in the hemolymph compared to untreated insects. Furthermore, physalin D (1 microg/ml) significantly reduced the antibacterial activity. Concerning cellular immune reactions, all insects treated with physalins (1 microg/ml), exhibited drastic reductions in the quantity of yeast cell-hemocyte binding and subsequent internalization. Insects inoculated with bacteria and treated with physalins B, F and G showed reductions of microaggregate formation but physalin D did not. Physalins B and F also reduced total hemocyte count in the hemolymph. These results suggest that, in different ways, probably due to their different chemical structures, physalin B, D, F and G are immunomodulatory substances for the bloodsucking insect, R. prolixus.     

New physalins from Physalis angulata and Physalis lancifolia. Structure and reactions of physalins D,I, G and K

The structures of physalins I, G and K are established respectively as 5,6-dihydro-5α-methoxy-6β-hydroxy, 4,5-dehydro-5,6-dihydro-4β-hydroxy and 5,6-dihydro-4α,5α-epoxy-6α-hydroxy derivatives of physalin B. The chemistry of physalin D, and the synthesis of physalins D and I from physalin F and physalin K from physalin G are described.     

Physalins E and H,new physalins from Physalis angulata and P. lancifolia

From the stems and leaves of Physalis angulata and P. lancifolia, the isolation of five new physalins E, F, G, H and I is reported. The structures of physalins E and H are established respectively as 5,6-dihydro-5α,7α-dihydroxy and 7β-hydroxy derivatives of physalin B.     

Inhibitory effect of 2-arylbenzofurans from Erythrina addisoniae on protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B

Bioassay-guided fractionation of an EtOAc-soluble extract of the stem bark of Erythrina addisoniae (Leguminosae), using an in vitro PTP1B inhibitory assay, resulted in the isolation of three new (1-3) and three known (4-6) 2-arylbenzofuran derivatives. The new compounds were identified as 2-[2',4'-dihydroxy-3'-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)phenyl]-6-hydroxybenzofuran (1), 2-[2'-methoxy-4'-hydroxy-5'-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)phenyl]-6-hydroxybenzofuran (2), and 2-(2'-methoxy-4'-hydroxyphenyl)-5-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-6-hydroxybenzofuran (3). The new 2-arylbenzofurans 1-3 inhibited PTP1B activity with IC(50) values ranging from 13.6+/-1.1 to 17.5+/-1.2 microM in vitro assay. On the basis of the data obtained, 2-arylbenzofurans with prenyl group may be considered as a new class of PTP1B inhibitors.     

Anti-adipogenic chromone glycosides from Cnidium monnieri fruits in 3T3-L1 cells

Seven new chromone glycosides, monnierisides A (3), B (10), C (11), D (12), E (13), F (15) and G (16) were isolated from Cnidium. monnieri, together with ten known chromone derivatives, undulatoside A (1), cnidimol C (2), saikochromoside A (4), cnidimoside A (5), cnidimoside B (6), 2-methyl-5-hydroxy-6-(2-butenyl-3-hydroxymethyl)-7-(β-d-glucopyranosyloxy)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one (7), cnidimol D (8), hydroxycnidimoside A (9), umtatin (14) and 6'-hydroxylangelicain (17). The structures of isolated compounds were determined on the basis of spectroscopic analysis including 1D, 2D NMR and HR-MS. Among the compounds isolated, compounds 5, 6, 9 and 10 significantly inhibited adipocyte differentiation as measured by fat accumulation in 3T3-L1 cells using Oil Red O staining.     

Iridoid glucosides and a C₁₃-norisoprenoid from Lamiophlomis rotata and their effects on NF-κB activation

Four new iridoid glucosides, 7-dehydroxyzaluzioside (1), 6'-O-syringylphlorigidoside C (2), barlerin-6″-hydroxy-2″,6″-dimethylocta-2″,7″-dienate ester (3), 6β-n-butoxy-7,8-dehydropenstemonoside (4), and a new C(13)-norisoprenoid derivative, 5β,6α-dihydroxy-3β-(β-D-glucoyranosyloxy)-7-megastigmen-9-one (5), together with 16 known iridoid glucosides, were isolated from Lamiophlomis rotata. The structures of these new compounds were elucidated by HRMS, 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy. A stable nuclear factor kappaB (NF-κB)-luciferase-expressing human embryonic kidney 293 cell line was used in the luciferase assay for monitoring the anti-inflammatory activity of the compounds. It was found that 6β-n-butoxy-7,8-dehydropenstemonoside (4) and two known compounds (8-epi-7-deoxyloganin and 7,8-dehydropenstemonoside) had a significant inhibitory effect on lipopolysaccharide-stimulated NF-κB activation.     

穿鞘菝葜的化学成分

从穿鞘菝葜(Smilax perfoliata Lour.)的95%乙醇提取物的乙酸乙酯萃取部分分离得到6个化合物,其中有一个新化合物smilglaside F(1).经过核磁共振、质谱、红外光谱及化学手段鉴定了它们的结构.5个已知化合物分别是:芦丁(2)、3′-甲醚芦丁(3)、cassiamin A(4)、cassiamin B(5)和1,2,3-trimethoxy-5-hydroxyphenol-1-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(6).其中化合物2、4～6是首次从该属植物分离得到.     

Iridoids from Kigelia pinnata DC. fruits

From the fruits of Kigelia pinnata DC., a new furanone derivative formulated as 3-(2'-hydroxyethyl)-5-(2"-hydroxypropyl)-dihydrofuran-2(3H)-one (1), and four new iridoids named; 7-hydroxy viteoid II (2), 7-hydroxy eucommic acid (3), 7-hydroxy-10-deoxyeucommiol (4) and 10-deoxyeucommiol (5) have been isolated together with seven known iridoids, jiofuran (6), jioglutolide (7), 1-dehydroxy-3,4-dihydroaucubigenin (8), des-p-hydroxybenzoyl kisasagenol B (9), ajugol (10), verminoside (11) and 6-trans-caffeoyl ajugol (12). The structures of the isolated compounds were characterized by different spectroscopic methods.     

Fluorogenic substrates of glycogen debranching enzyme for assaying debranching activity

Glycogen debranching enzyme (GDE) degrades glycogen in concert with glycogen phosphorylase. GDE has two distinct active sites for maltooligosaccharide transferase and amylo-1,6-glucosidase activities. Phosphorylase limit dextrin from glycogen is debranched by cooperation of the two activities. Fluorogenic branched dextrins were prepared as substrates of GDE from pyridylaminated maltooctaose (PA-maltooctaose) and maltotetraose, taking advantage of the synthetic action of Klebsiella pneumoniae pullulanase. Their structures were as follows: Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4(Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-6)Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4GlcPA (B3), Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4(Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-6)Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4GlcPA (B4), Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4(Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-6)Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4GlcPA (B5), Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4(Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-6)Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4GlcPA (B6), Glcalpha1-4(Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-6)Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4GlcPA (B7), and Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-6Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4Glcalpha1-4GlcPA (B8). These dextrins were incubated with porcine skeletal muscle GDE. No fluorogenic product was found in the digest of B8. The fluorogenic products from B3, B4, and B5 were PA-maltooctaose only. PA-maltooctaose, PA-maltoundecaose, and 6(7)-O-alpha-glucosyl-PA-maltooctaose were from B7. PA-maltooctaose and 6(6)-O-alpha-glucosyl-PA-maltooctaose were from B6. These results indicate that the maltooligosaccharide transferase removed the maltotriosyl residues from the maltotetraosyl branches by hydrolysis or intramolecular transglycosylation to expose 6-O-alpha-glucosyl residues, and then the amylo-1,6-glucosidase hydrolyzed the alpha-1,6-glycosidic linkages of the products rapidly. Probably, 6-O-alpha-glucosyl-PA-maltooctaoses from B7 and B6 were less susceptible to the amylo-1,6-glucosidase than were those from B3, B4, and B5. Taking this into account, B3, B4, and B5 are suitable substrates for GDE assay.     

Acylated iridoid glucosides from Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Three new (1-3) and four known iridoid glucosides (4-7) as well as a known phenylethanoid glycoside (8) were isolated from the aerial parts of Veronica anagallis-aquatica and their structures were determined as 6'-O-benzoyl-8-epiloganic acid named aquaticoside A (1), 6'-O-p-hydroxybenzoyl-8-epiloganic acid named aquaticoside B (2), 6'-O-benzoyl-gardoside named aquaticoside C (3), veronicoside (4), catalposide (5), verproside (6), verminoside (7) and martynoside (8) on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR spectral analysis.     

水红木中两个新的酚苷成分

从水红木（Viburnum cylindricum）植物中分离出2个新化合物,1-phlomglucinyl-（6-methybutyryl）-β-D-glucopyranoside命名为cylindrin A（1）,1-[4-（3-hydroxyl-propyl）]-pyrocatechol-（6-methybutyryl）-β-D—glucopyranoside,命名为cylindrin B（2）。以及7个已知化合物tachioside（3）,syingic acid-4-β-D-glucopyran oside（4）,1-β-D—glucopyanosyloxy-3-methoxy-5-hydroxybenzene（5）,4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenol-1-O-β-D-glucoside（6）,4-hydroxy-2,6-dimethoxyphen-1-O-β-D-glucoside（7）,phlorogluc inol-1-O-β-D-glucoside（8）,1-β-D-glucosyloxy-2-（3-nrethoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl）propane-1,3-diol（9）．它们的结构经波谱方法得到鉴定。3—9为首次从该种植物中分离得到。     

Cytotoxic terpenoids from Juglans sinensis leaves and twigs

Bioassay-guided fractionation of an 80% MeOH extract of Juglan sinensis leaves and twigs has resulted in the isolation of three new triterpenes (1-3) and two new sesquiterpenes (4-5) along with two known sesquiterpenes (6-7). The new compounds were determined to be 3β, 11α, 19α, 24, 30-pentahydroxy-20β, 28-epoxy-28β-methoxy-ursane (1), 1α, 3β-dihydroxy-olean-18-ene (2), 2α, 3α, 23-trihydroxy-urs-12-en-28-oic acid 28-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (3), (4S, 5S, 7R, 8R, 14R)-8, 11-dihydroxy-2, 4-cyclo-eudesmane (4), 15-hydroxy-α-eudesmol-11-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (5), by spectroscopic analysis. The cytotoxicity of compounds (1-7) against four cancer cell lines such as B16F10, Hep-2, MCF-7 and U87-MG was evaluated. Compounds 1, 2, 6 and 7 showed potent cytotoxicity against all of four cancer cell lines, respectively.     

Two new resorcinol derivatives with strong cytotoxicity from the roots of Ardisia brevicaulis Diels

Two new resorcinol derivatives, 4-hydroxy-2-methoxy-6-[(8Z)-pentadec-8-en-1-yl]phenyl acetate (1) and 4-hydroxy-2-methoxy-6-pentadecylphenyl acetate (2), together with known compounds ardisiphenol D (3), 5-tridecylresorcinol (4), 5-pentadecylresorcinol (5), 5-[(8Z)-pentadec-8-en-1-yl]resorcinol (6), belamcandaquinones C and D (7 and 8, resp.), ardisicrenoside A, ardisiacrispin B, (22E)-24-ethyl-5α-cholesta-7,22-dien-3-one, and (22E)-24-ethyl-5α-cholesta-7,22-dien-3β-ol were isolated from the MeOH extract of the roots of Ardisia brevicaulis Diels. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic analysis including ESI- and EI-MS, and NMR data. Cytotoxicities of 1-4 against cell lines A549, MCF-7, and PANC-1 were tested in vitro by the MTT (=3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide) method. Compounds 1-4 showed cytotoxic activity against all cell lines stronger than that of cisplatin against A549.     

Studies on antimicrobial activity, in vitro, of Physalis angulata L. (Solanaceae) fraction and physalin B bringing out the importance of assay determination

Complex physalin metabolites present in the capsules of the fruit of Physalis angulata L. have been isolated and submitted to a series of assays of antimicrobial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213, S. aureus ATCC 25923, S. aureus ATCC 6538P, Neisseria gonorrhoeae ATCC 49226, Escherichia coli ATCC 8739; E. coli ATCC 25922, Candida albicans ATCC 10231 applying different methodologies such as: bioautography, dilution broth, dilution agar, and agar diffusion techniques. A mixture of physalins (pool) containing physalins B, D, F, G inhibit S. aureus ATCC 29213, S. aureus ATCC 25923, S. aureus ATCC 6538P, and N. gonorrhoeae ATCC 49226 at a concentration of 200 mg/microl, using agar dilution assays. The mixture was inactive against P. aeruginosa ATCC27853, E. coli ATCC 8739; E. coli ATCC 25922, C. albicans ATCC 10231 when applying bioautography assays. Physalin B (200 microg/ml) by the agar diffusion assay inhibited S. aureus ATCC 6538P by +/- 85%; and may be considered responsible for the antimicrobial activity.     

Halenaquinone and xestoquinone derivatives, inhibitors of Cdc25B phosphatase from a Xestospongia sp

Separation of an extract of a Xestospongia sp., guided by bioassay against Cdc25B, led to the isolation of nine compounds, halenaquinone (1), xestoquinone (2), adociaquinones A (3) and B (4), 3-ketoadociaquinones A (5) and B (6), tetrahydrohalenaquinones A (7) and B (8), and 13-O-methyl xestoquinol sulfate (9). The structures of the new natural products 6 and 9 were established on the basis of extensive one- and two-dimensional NMR studies. Compounds 1, 4, and 6 inhibited recombinant human Cdc25B in vitro with IC50 values of 0.7, 0.07, and 0.2 microM, respectively, and were 19- to 150-fold less active against two related protein phosphatases. Compound 4 blocked cell cycle progression through mitosis.     

A New physalin from Physalis alkekengi: structure of physalin L

A new physalin, physalin L, and the known physalins E and F were isolated from Physalis alkekengi. Spectroscopic studies and chemical transformation have established the structure of physalin L as 25-epi-3,4-dehydro-2,3,25,27-tetrahydrophysalin A.     

Secophnane-type alkaloids from Daphniphyllum oldhami

Four new alkaloids, daphnioldhanins D-G (1-4, resp.), together with five known alkaloids, daphmacropodine (5), secodaphniphylline (6), deoxycalyciphylline B (7), deoxyisocalyciphylline B (8), and daphmanidin A (9), were isolated from the roots of Daphniphyllum oldhami. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data and chemical methods. Compound 1 at 2.0 microM showed potent antioxidant activity against H(2)O(2)-induced impairment in PC12 cells.     

云南金钱槭茎化学成分

对云南金钱槭枝条部分的化学成分进行了研究,从其乙醇提取物中共分离鉴定了16个化合物,通过波谱学方法鉴定为:erythro-4,7,9-三羟基-3,3'-二甲氧基-8-O-4'-新木脂素-9'-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(1),Hyugano-side IIIa(2),Hyuganoside IIIb(3),erythro-Buddlenol B(4),erythro-7',8'-Didehydrobuddlenol B(5),(±)-丁香脂素(6),臭矢菜素A(7),柑橘苷A(8),(4R)-p-薄荷-1-烯-7,8-二醇7-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(9),2-甲氧基-3-(3-吲哚基)丙酸(10),肌苷(11),Tachioside(12),Isotachioside(13),3-O-(β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基)-1-(3,5-二甲氧基-4-羟基苯基)-1-丙酮(14),反式异松柏苷(15),4-[(E)-3-乙氧基-1-丙烯基]-2-甲氧基苯酚(16)。其中化合物5为新的倍半木脂素,其余化合物均首次从该属植物中分离得到。