Insecticidal pyrido[1,2-a]azepine alkaloids and related derivatives from Stemona species |
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Authors: | Kaltenegger Elisabeth Brem Brigitte Mereiter Kurt Kalchhauser Hermann Kählig Hanspeter Hofer Otmar Vajrodaya Srumya Greger Harald |
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Institution: | Comparative & Ecological Phytochemistry Department, Institute of Botany, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, A-1030 Vienna, Austria. |
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Abstract: | Eight new alkaloids, the pyrido1,2-a]azepines stemokerrin, methoxystemokerrin-N-oxide, oxystemokerrin, oxystemokerrin-N-oxide, and pyridostemin, along with the pyrrolo1,2-a]azepines dehydroprotostemonine, oxyprotostemonine, and stemocochinin were isolated from four Stemona species together with the known compounds protostemonine, stemofoline, 2'-hydroxystemofoline, and parvistemonine. Their structures were elucidated by 1H and 13C NMR including 2D methods and two key compounds additionally by X-ray diffraction. Besides the formation of a six membered piperidine ring, additional oxygen bridges and N-oxides contributed to structural diversity. The co-occurrence of pyrrolo- and pyridoazepines suggested biosynthetic connections starting from more widespread protostemonine type precursors. Bioassays with lipophilic crude extracts against Spodoptera littoralis displayed very strong insecticidal activity for the roots of S. curtisii and S. cochinchinensis, moderate activity for S. kerrii, but only weak effects for the unidentified species HG 915. The insect toxicity was mainly caused by the accumulation of stemofoline, oxystemokerrin, and dehydroprotostemonine displaying two different modes of action. Based on the various insecticidal activities of 13 derivatives structure-activity relationships became apparent. |
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Keywords: | Stemona kerrii S curtisii S cochinchinensis S species indet Stemonaceae Stemona alkaloids Pyrrolo[1 2-a]azepines Pyrido[1 2-a]azepines Spodoptera littoralis Insect toxicity Structure-activity relationships |
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