Two guaiane-type sesquiterpene lactones and their related sesquiterpene lactones from Porella japonica

Two new guaiane-type sesquiterpene dilactones, porelladiolide and 3α,4α-epoxyporelladiolide and a new germacranolide, 3β-hydroxycostunolide, together with the previously known germacranolides, guaianolides, pinguisane-type sesquiterpenes, and a sacculatane-type diterpene dialdehyde have been isolated from the liverwort, Porella japonica and their structures have been established by the spectral evidence and some chemical transformations. Porelladiolide, 3α,4α-epoxyporelladiolide and the sesquiterpene with α-methylene γ-lactone group showed inhibitory activity toward the germination and growth of roots of rice in the husk.     

Synthesis of purine bases having a di(hydroxymethyl)cyclopentenyl group by means of high-pressure reaction and their anti-HIV activity.

The 1'- and 5'-hydroxymethyl derivatives of carbovir and related purine derivatives were synthesized from 5-hydroxymethylcyclopentadiene. The anti-HIV activity evaluation of these compounds has revealed that 9-(c-4,t-5-dihydroxymethylcyclopent-2-en-r-1-yl)-9H-adenine is a prospective chemotherapeutic agent against AIDS.