Defensive Sesquiterpenes from Senecio candidans and S. magellanicus,and Their Structure?Activity Relationships

Eleven eremophilanolides, 1 – 3 and 6 – 13 , and two eremophilanes, 24 and 25 , were isolated from Senecio candidans and S. magellanicus from the Magallanes Region (Chile). Compounds 2, 3, 9 , and 10 have not been previously reported as natural products. Their structures were established by NMR spectroscopic analysis and chemical transformations. The X‐ray analysis of compounds 11, 13 , and 17 were also performed. Different semisynthetic analogs from eremophilanolide 11 were generated to carry out a structure? activity relationship study. Their possible plant defensive role was tested against herbivorous insects (Spodoptera littoralis, Rhopalosiphum padi, and Myzus persicae) and plants (Lactuca sativa). Additionally, their effects on insect (Sf9) and mammalian (CHO) cell lines were tested.     

Activity of lupane triterpenoids from Maytenus species as inhibitors of nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2

In the present study, we report that three new lupane triterpenes (1-3), in addition to 16 known ones (4-19), were isolated from the root bark of Maytenus cuzcoina and the leaves of Maytenus chiapensis. Their structures were elucidated by spectral analysis, including homonuclear and heteronuclear correlation NMR experiments (COSY, ROESY, HSQC, and HMBC). The natural compounds and derivatives 6a, 6b, 9a, and 9b have been tested for potential anti-inflammatory activity, and several compounds including 3-epicalenduladiol (2), 11alpha-hydroxy-glochidone (3), rigidenol (6), acetoxy-rigidenol (6a), 11alpha-acetoxy-30-chloro-3-oxo-lup-20(29)-ene (6b), betulin (9), 28-acetoxy-betulin (9a), epibetulin (12), epibetulinic acid (13), and betulonic acid (16) exhibited potent inhibitory effects on NO and prostaglandin E(2) production in mouse macrophages (RAW 264.7) stimulated with bacterial endotoxin. The structure-activity relationship is discussed in detail.     

(+)-12alpha-Hydroxysophocarpine, a new quinolizidine alkaloid and related anti-HBV alkaloids from Sophora flavescens

(+)-12alpha-Hydroxysophocarpine (8), a new quinolizidine alkaloid was isolated from the roots of Sophora flavescens, together with 10 known quinolizidine alkaloids, (+)-oxymatrine (1), (+)-matrine (2), (+)-9alpha-hydroxymatrine (3), (+)-allomatrine (4), (+)-oxysophocarpine (5), (-)-sophocarpine (6), (-)-9alpha-hydroxysophocarpine (7), (+)-lehmannine (9), (-)-13,14-dehydrosophoridine (10), and (-)-anagyrine (11). Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, and the stereochemistry of 8 was confirmed by X-ray analysis. These alkaloids were tested for anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) activity in vitro, compounds 5, 6, 9, and 10 showed significant anti-HBV activity with inhibitory potency against HBsAg secretion at 48.3-79.3% and that against HBeAg secretion at 24.6-34.6%.     

羊角拗茎的化学成分及其抗炎活性研究

探讨羊角拗茎的化学成分及其抗炎活性,采用硅胶、Sephadex LH-20等色谱分离技术分离纯化羊角拗茎乙醇提取物的乙酸乙酯萃取物中的化合物,通过质谱和核磁共振等波谱技术对其结构进行鉴定,确定出了13个化合物,包括常春藤皂苷元(1)、(-)-loliolide(2)、(3S,5R,6S,7E)-3,5,6-trihydroxy-7-megastigmen-9-one(3)、(3R,6R,7E)-3-hydroxy-4,7-megastigmadien-9-one(4)、松脂素(5)、表松脂素(6)、4,4′-dihydroxy-3,3′-dimethoxybenzophenone(7)、6-羟基柚皮素(8)、东莨菪素(9)、6-羟基-7,8-二甲氧基香豆素(10)、吲唑(11)、香草酸(12)、对羟基苯甲酸(13)。其中化合物1～4和6～13为首次从羊角拗中分离得到。采用LPS诱导小鼠单核巨噬细胞RAW 264.7体外细胞炎症模型测试结果表明,化合物5能显著抑制NO的产生,IC₅₀值为18.09±1.09μM。     

Novel antibacterial diterpenoids from Larix chinensis Beissn

Two novel labdane-type diterpenoids, butanedioic acid mono[(13S)-13-hydroxylabda-8(17),14-dien-19-yl] ester (1) and butanedioic acid bis[(13S)-13-hydroxylabda-8(17),14-dien-19-yl] ester (2), along with the eleven known diterpenoids 3-13 and three other known compounds, were isolated from the bark of Larix chinensis. Their structures were elucidated both spectroscopically and chemically. The major diterpenoids 1-9, 11, and 13, as well as the very abundant phenolic compound 16, were subjected to antibacterial and cytotoxic bioassays. Compounds 7 and 9 showed remarkable in vitro inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus and S. epidermidis (MIC = 37-73 microM).     

Identification of new geometric isomers of methyl linoleate hydroperoxide and their chromatographic behavior

New geometric isomers, methyl (9Z,11Z)-13-hydroperoxy-9,11-octadecadienoate and methyl (10Z,12Z)-9-hydroperoxy-10,12-octadecadienoate, were proved to be present in methyl linoleate hydroperoxide produced by autoxidation. They were identified from their UV, MS, and 1H-NMR spectra after conversion to the corresponding oxo derivatives: methyl (9Z,11Z)-13-oxo-9,11-octadecadienoate and methyl (10Z,12Z)-9-oxo-10,12-octadecadienoate. Their chromatographic behavior is described.     

Sex pheromone analysis and effective attraction of males of the cabbage webworm,Hellula undalis,inhabiting the Mekong Delta of Vietnam

Hellula undalis is a harmful insect pest of green mustard in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. In order to establish a tool for a sustainable pest control program, the sex pheromone of H. undalis inhabiting the Mekong Delta was examined. GC-EAD and GC–MS analyses of pheromone gland extracts from the virgin females elucidated three new components, (Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetate (Z11-14:OAc), (Z)-11-hexadecenal (Z11-16:Ald), and (11E,13E)-11,13-hexadecadien-1-ol, in addition to the known pheromone component (11E,13E)-11,13-hexadecadienal (E11,E13-16:Ald). Double bond positions of the two monoenyl components were determined by GC–MS analysis of the pheromone extract treated with dimethyl disulfide. On the other hand, GC–MS analysis of the female body extract detected the unsaturated hydrocarbon (3Z,6Z,9Z)-3,6,9-tricosatriene (Z3,Z6,Z9-23:H). Field examinations of their synthetic compounds indicated the significant role of E11,E13-16:Ald as a major component and a clear synergistic effect of the two monoenyl compounds as a minor component. Although the 3:3:7 mixture of Z11-14:OAc, E11-16:Ald, and E11,E13-16:Ald captured the largest number of males among the tested mixtures, the activity was still quite a bit lower than that of virgin females. However, the 3:3:7:1 mixture, which was prepared by adding a small amount of Z3,Z6,Z9-23:H to the 3:3:7 ternary lure, succeeded in attracting males more powerfully than the females did. This strong synergistic effect was not observed when the triene was added to unmixed E11,E13-16:Ald, indicating important roles of not only the triene but also the two monoenyl compounds as natural pheromone components.     

Studies on platelet lipoxygenase specificity towards icosapolyenoic and docosapolyenoic acids

Two docosapolyenoic acids (22:5(n-3) and 22:5(n-6)) were isolated from the liver of normal and 18:3(n-3)-deficient trout, respectively. They were prepared by combined thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Their purity, checked by capillary gas liquid chromatography, was greater than 95%. Each fatty acid was oxygenated into monohydroxy derivatives by human platelets. The hydroxy compounds were purified by TLC and HPLC and then derivatized for gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis. Whereas 22:5(n-6) was only converted into 14-OH-22:5, three hydroxy derivatives (11, 13 and 14) were obtained from 22:5(n-3). However, 13-hydroxy was not formed in the presence of aspirin, indicating that platelet lipoxygenase catalyses the formation of both 11- and 14-hydroxy derivatives from 22:5(n-3), as described previously, from 22:6(n-3). Further studies showed that 22:4(n-6) and 20:5(n-3) were only converted into 14- and 12-hydroxy derivatives. We conclude then that, besides the well-known n-9 oxygenation, lipoxygenase of human platelets is able to catalyse an n-12 oxygenation on docosapolyenoic acids of the n-3 family.     

Cytotoxic and new tetralone derivatives from Berchemia floribunda (Wall.) Brongn

Two new alpha-tetralone (=3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H)-one) derivatives, berchemiaside A and B (1 and 2, resp.), and one new flavonoid, quercetin-3-O-(2-acetyl-alpha-L-arabinofuranoside (3), together with ten known flavonoids compounds, eriodictyol (4), aromadendrin (5), trans-dihydroquercetin (6), cis-dihydroquercetin (7), kaempferol (8), kaempferol-3-O-alpha-L-arabinofuranoside (9), quercetin (10), quercetin-3-O-alpha-L-arabinofuranoside or avicularin (11), quercetin 3'-methyl ether, 3-O-alpha-L-arabinofuranoside (12), and maesopsin (13), were isolated from the bark of Berchemia floribunda. Their structures were determined by various NMR techniques and chemical studies. Compounds 3-13 were tested for their cytotoxic activity against human leukemia cells. Among them, kaempferol (8) and maesopsin (13) showed significant inhibitory activities against human leukemia cells CCRF-CEM and its multidrug-resistant sub-line, CEM/ADR5000, with IC(50) values of 14.0, 5.3, 10.2, and 12.3 microM, respectively.     

Isolation, Structure elucidation, and antimycobacterial properties of dimeric naphtho-gamma-pyrones from the marine-derived fungus Aspergillus carbonarius

Two new dimeric naphtho-gamma-pyrones, compounds 1 and 2, were isolated from the AcOEt extract of the fungal strain WZ-4-11 of Aspergillus carbonarius, together with eight known analogues, including 10,10'-bifonsecin B (3), 6'-O-demethylnigerone (4), nigerone (5), isonigerone (6), fonsecin (7), rubrofusarin B (8), TMC 256A1 (9), and flavasperone (10). Their structures were elucidated by means of UV, CD, IR, and 1D- and 2D-NMR spectroscopy, in combination with HR-MS analysis. The fully assigned (1)H- and (13)C-NMR data of 3, and the (13)C-NMR data of 6 are reported for the first time. Compounds 1 and 2 showed weak antimycobacterial activities against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv, with MIC values of 43.0 and 21.5 microM, resp.     

Sesquiterpenes from Warburgia ugandensis and their antimycobacterial activity

The dichloromethane extract of the stem bark of Warburgia ugandensis afforded three new coloratane sesquiterpenes, namely: 6alpha,9alpha-dihydroxy-4(13),7-coloratadien-11,12-dial (1), 4(13),7-coloratadien-12,11-olide (2), and 7beta-hydroxy-4(13),8-coloratadien-11,12-olide (3), together with nine known sesquiterpenes, i.e., cinnamolide-3beta-acetate (4), muzigadial (5), muzigadiolide (6), 11alpha-hydroxymuzigadiolide (7), cinnamolide (8), 7alpha-hydroxy-8-drimen-11,12-olide (9), ugandensolide (10), mukaadial (11), ugandensidial (12), and linoleic acid (13). Their structures were assigned on the basis of 1D and 2D-NMR spectroscopic and GC-MS analysis. The compounds were examined for their antimycobacterial activity against Mycobacterium aurum, M. fortuitum, M. phlei and M. smegmatis; and the active constituents showed MIC values ranged from 4 to 128 microg/ml compared to the antibiotic drugs ethambutol (MIC ranged from 0.5 to 8 microg/ml) and isoniazid (MIC ranged from 1 to 4 microg/ml).     

New 14-hydroxy-taxane and 2alpha,20-epoxy-11(15-->1)abeotaxane from the needles of Taxus canadensis

Two new taxanes were isolated from the needles of Taxus canadensis. Their structures were established as 10beta,13alpha-diacetoxytaxa-4(20),11-diene-5alpha,9alpha,14beta-triol (1) and 4alpha,13alpha-diacetoxy-2alpha,20-epoxy-11(15-->1)abeotaxa-11,15-diene-5alpha,7beta,9alpha,10beta-tetraol (2) on the basis of a spectroscopic analysis.     

Novel cytotoxic bufadienolides derived from bufalin by microbial hydroxylation and their structure-activity relationships

Microbial transformation was used to prepare novel cytotoxic bufadienolides. Twelve products (3-14) were obtained from bufalin (1) by the fungus Mucor spinosus. Their structures were elucidated by high-resolution mass spectroscopy (HR-MS) and extensive NMR techniques, including 1H NMR, 13C NMR, DEPT, 1H-1H correlation spectroscopy (COSY), two dimensional nuclear Overhauser effect correlation spectroscopy (NOESY), heteronuclear multiple quantum coherence (HMQC), and heteronuclear multiple bond coherence (HMBC). Compounds 3, 4, 9 and 11-14 are new mono- or dihydroxylated derivatives of bufalin with novel oxyfunctionalities at C-1beta, C-7beta, C-11beta, C-12beta and C-16alpha positions. The in vitro cytotoxic activities against human cancer cell lines of 3-14, together with 16 biotransformed products derived from cinobufagin (15-30) were determined by the MTT method, and their structure-activity relationships (SAR) were discussed.     

凹叶瑞香的化学成分研究(英文)

从凹叶瑞香的乙酸乙酯部位分离得到14个化合物,经理化性质及波谱数据分析分别鉴定为瑞香黄烷A(1),瑞香黄烷B(2),瑞香黄烷C(3),瑞香黄烷E(4),瑞香黄烷F(5),芫花素(6),芫根苷(7),4,′5-二羟基-3,′7-二甲氧基黄酮(8),瑞香新素(9),5′′-去甲氧基瑞香新素(10),左旋松脂酚(11),瑞香醇酮(12),紫丁香苷(13)和丁香醛(14)。化合物1～14均为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

土壤真菌 Aspergillus fumigatus固体发酵产物的化学成分及抗氧化活性研究

为研究来源于哀牢山国家级自然保护区河谷的土壤真菌Aspergillus fumigatus固体发酵产物的化学成分及抗氧化活性研究,采用正相硅胶柱层析、反相硅胶柱层析和Sephadex LH-20分离纯化,借助核磁共振波谱等方法鉴定化合物结构,从中共得到13个化合物,分别鉴定为rubrofusarin B(1)、rubrofusarin A(2)、carbonarone A(3)、aspernigrin A(4)、flavasperone(5)、(22 E,24 R)-5α,8α-过氧麦角甾-6,22-二烯-3β-醇(6)、(22 E,24 R)-5α,8α-过氧麦角甾-6,9(11),22-三烯-3β-醇(7)、ourosperone A(8)、(22 E,24 R)-麦角甾-5,7,22-三烯-3β-醇(9)、stigmast-1,5-dien-3β-ol(10)、fonsecinones A(11)、asperpyrone C(12)、asperpyrones B(13)。其中,化合物1~5和7~13为从该菌种中首次分离。抗氧化活性结果显示,化合物8对DPPH(IC₅₀=3.453 mg/mL)、ABTS+(IC₅₀=0.155 mg/mL)、OH(IC₅₀=0.019 mg/mL)自由基都有一定的清除效果。     

Synthesis and biological evaluation of some new A,B-ring modified steroidal D-lactones

Starting from the D-homo lactones of androst-4-en-3-one 3 and 4, prepared from 1 and 2, the new 17a homolactones 5-12, 14 and 15, were synthesized. The 4-hydroxy compounds 9 and 10 were obtained through the reaction of 4alpha,5alpha- (5 and 7) and 4beta,5beta- (6 and 8) epoxides with formic acid. The epoxides 5 and 6 were prepared from compound 3, and epoxides 7 and 8 from compound 4 by oxidation with H(2)O(2) under basic conditions. Compound 1 served as a starting substance for obtaining lactones 11-13. Oxidation of compound 1 with m-chloroperbenzoic acid yielded 11 and 12, but compound 13 gave 14. Compound 15 was obtained from 13 by oxidation with H(2)O(2) under basic conditions. The structures of epoxides 6 and 14 were confirmed by X-ray structural analysis. Cytotoxic activity against three tumor cell lines (human breast adenocarcinoma ER+, MCF-7, human breast adenocarcinoma ER-, MDA-MB-231, and prostate cancer PC3) was evaluated. Compounds 6 and 14 showed strong activity against PC3, the IC(50) being 10.6 and 2.2 microM, respectively, whereas compounds 3 and 8 showed strong activity against MDA-MB-231 (IC(50) is 9.3 and 3.6 microM, respectively). Aromatase inhibition assay showed that the tested compounds 9, 10, and 14 possess lower activity compared to formestane.     

延胡索的化学成分研究(英文)

采用现代分离技术和方法,从延胡索根茎中分离得到17个化合物,通过波谱分析鉴定其结构。包括11个生物碱类化合物,二氢白屈菜红碱(1)、去氢紫堇碱(2)、四氢非洲防己胺(3)、异紫堇球碱(4)、紫堇碱(5)、四氢黄连碱(6)、药根碱(7)、黄连碱(8)、小檗碱(12)、巴马汀(13)和延胡索乙素(14);2个蒽醌类化合物,大黄素(9)和大黄素甲醚(10);1个三萜类化合物,即3β-羟基-齐墩果烷-111,3(18)-二烯-28-酸(11)和3个甾醇类化合物,豆甾醇(15)、β-谷甾醇(16)和胡萝卜苷(17)。其中,化合物9～11首次从该属植物中分离得到,1首次从该种中分离得到。     

珍珠荚蒾的化学成分研究

从珍珠荚蒾(Viburnum foetidum var.ceanothoides)的枝叶中分离得到14个化合物,经鉴定分别为:白桦醇(1),熊果醇(2),β-谷甾醇(3),白桦脂酸(4),熊果酸(5),对羟基苯甲酸(6),4,4′-二羟基-a-古柯间二酸(7),反式对香豆酸(8),顺式对香豆酸(9),红花菜豆酸(10),原儿茶酸(11),胡萝卜苷(12),1-O-(6-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl) -4-allylbenzene(13)和apigenin 7-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1″ ′→2″)-β-D-glucopyranoside (14).其中,化合物1、7、9、10和13为首次从荚蓬属中分离得到;所有化合物均首次从珍珠荚蓬中分离得到.     

Taxanes with C-5-amino-side chains from the needles of Taxus canadensis

Five taxanes with an amino-side chain on C-5 were identified for the first time in the needles of the Canadian yew, Taxus canadensis. Their structures were characterized as 2alpha,7beta,9alpha,10beta,13-pentaacetoxy-11beta-hydroxy-5alpha-(3'-N,N-dimethylamino-3'-phenyl)-propionyloxytaxa-4(20),12-diene (1), 2alpha,9alpha-dihydroxy-10beta,13alpha-diacetoxy-5alpha-(3'-methylamino-3'-phenyl)-propionyloxytaxa-4(20),11-diene (2), 2alpha17-dihydroxy-9alpha,10beta,13alpha-triacetoxy-5alpha-(3'-N,N-dimethylamino-3'-phenyl)-propionyloxytaxa-4(20),11-diene (3), 2alpha-hydroxy-7beta,9alpha,10beta,13alpha-tetraacetoxy-5alpha-(2'-hydroxy-3'-N,N-dimethylamino-3'-phenyl)-propionyloxytaxa-4(20),11-diene (4), and 9alpha-hydroxy-2alpha,10beta,13alpha-triacetoxy-5alpha-(3'-N,N-dimethylamino-3'-phenyl)-propionyloxytaxa-4(20),11-diene (5) on the basis of 1D-, 2D-NMR spectroscopic data and high-resolution fast atom bombardment MS analyses. Metabolite (1) was isolated from the needles of the Canadian yew for the first time but had previously been detected in the stems of the Japanese yew, whereas taxanes (2-5) are only now reported. Metabolite (3) is the first reported nitrogen-containing taxane with a 17-hydroxyl substitution.     

南海中华小尖柳珊瑚中嘌呤和嘧啶类化合物的研究

对采自海南三亚的中华小尖柳珊瑚Muricella flexuosa的化学成分进行研究,采用反复硅胶柱色谱法、Sephadex LH-20柱色谱法及重结晶等手段对化合物进行分离和纯化,通过理化性质及光谱分析并结合文献对照,鉴定得到11个嘌呤、嘧啶类化合物:咖啡碱(1),1,7-二甲基次黄嘌呤(2),1-甲基次黄嘌呤(3),7,9-二甲基-6-氮甲基嘌呤-8-酮(4),7-甲基腺嘌呤(5),1,7-二甲基嘌呤-6,8-二酮(6),尿嘧啶(7),胸腺嘧啶(8)2,’-脱氧尿嘧啶核苷(9)2,’-脱氧胸腺嘧啶核苷(10),3-乙基-2’-脱氧尿嘧啶核苷(11)。其中化合物2～61,1为首次从该属中分离得到,化合物4和11为新的天然产物。