Records of Natural Products

Year: 2013 Volume: 7 Issue:4 October-December

Short Report

1) Monoterpenes from Paeonia sinjiangensis Inhibit the Replication of Hepatitis B Virus

Rec. Nat. Prod. (2013) 7:4 ; 246 - 350
by Mingjun Bi 1, Cuiyan Tang, Hongmei Yu, Wei Chen and Jinxiu Wang

Two new monoterpenes, 4 ² -hydroxy-3 ² -methoxyalbiflorin (1) and 6 ¢ -O-p-hydroxybenzoyl-4 ² -hydroxyalbiflorin (2), together with six known monoterpenes, which were albiflorin (3), oxypaeoniflorin (4), paeoniflorin (5), paeonins A (6), paeonins B (7) and benzoylpaeoniflorin (8) respectively, were isolated from the root material of Paeonia sinjiangensis. The compounds were identified by spectral analysis and comparison with spectroscopic data reported in the literatures. When the in vitro anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) activities of compounds 1-8 were evaluated, all the isolated monoterpenes, except 6, reduced the yield of HBV DNA, suppressed HBsAg and HBeAg protein production from HepG2215 cell culture system, with compound 1 exhibiting the greatest potential.

Keywords
Paeonia sinjiangensis Monoterpene Hepatitis B Virus Replication.
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2) Synthesis and Antitumor Activity of 17-carboxylic acid M odified A mide D erivatives of 3-hydroxy betulinic acid

Rec. Nat. Prod. (2013) 7:4 ; 254 - 265
by Yi Bi, Jin -Y i Xu, Fei Sun, Xiao -M ing Wu, Wen -C ai Y e, Yi -J un Sun, Qing -G uo Meng and Wen -W en Huang

 A novel series of 17-carboxylic acid modified amide derivatives of 3-hydroxy betulinic acid (1) were prepared and tested in vitro against five cell lines: A549 (human lung carcinoma), BEL-7402 (human hepatoma), SF-763 (human cerebroma), B16 (mice melanoma) and HL-60 (human leukaemia) . Within this series of compounds, 4a (IC 50=21.08 μ M in SF-763, IC 50=21.63 μ M in HL-60), 4b (IC 50=28.45 μ M in HL-60,IC 50=29.32 μ M in BEL-7402 ) and 6g (IC 50=26.09 μM in BEL-7402, IC 50=22.65 μM in HL-60) have the mo re potent cytotoxic activity than lead compound 1. The preliminary structure-activity relationship analysis of the C-28 amide derivatives is also discussed.

Keywords
23-hydroxy betulinic acid amide derivatives structure modification antitumor activity structure-activity relationship .
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3) Bioreactor Cultivation of Zeltnera beyrichii (Torr. & A. Gray) Mans.: A Novel Source of Biologically Active Compounds

Rec. Nat. Prod. (2013) 7:4 ; 266 - 280
by Miloš Radović, Branislav Šiler, Jasmina Nestorović Živković, Tijana Banjanac, Suzana Živković, Miloš Nikolić, Marina Soković and Danijela Mišić

With regard to world’s increasing demand for biologically active compounds, a novel source of xanthones and secoiridoid glycosides has been studied . Zeltnera beyrichii (Torr. & A. Gray) Mans., an insufficiently acknowledged North American medicinal plant species, may be considered a pharmacological substitute for commercial C. erythraea Rafn, since it accumulates in aerial parts nearly the same amount of secoiridoid glycosides: swertiamarin, gentiopicrin, and sweroside (13.76, 7.56, and 0.17 mmol per 100 g dry weight, respectively) in plants grown under greenhouse condition, and a considerable amount of xanthones: decussatin and eustomin. Additionally, Z. beyrichii produced as much biomass during cultivation in RITA ® temporary immersion bioreactors as greenhouse-grown plants, in a third of the time. Plants grown in bioreactors contained moderate levels of total phenolics and total flavonoids, and possessed modest antioxidant activity and antimicrobial potential against eight bacterial and eight fungal species. Therefore, this species may be highly recommended for cultivation either in natural environment, or in bioreactors under in vitro conditions, for producing compounds of interest of modern pharmacology and food industry.

Keywords
Zelnera beyrichii temporary immersion bioreactors secoiridoid glycosides xanthones antioxidant activity antimicrobial activity.
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4) Isolation, Characterization and Quantification of Stilbenes from Some Carex Species

Rec. Nat. Prod. (2013) 7:4 ; 281 - 291
by Kamel Arraki, Tristan Richard, Alain Badoc, Eric Pédrot, Jonathan Bisson, Pierre Waffo-Téguo, Ahmed Mahjoub, Jean-Michel Mérillon and Alain Decendit

Plants of the Carex genus (Family: Cyperaceae) have attracted recent attention as potential food additives due to their high levels of potential bioactive compounds. In this study, the stilbene contents of five unexplored Carex species were investigated: Carex capillaceaCarex hirtaCarex buchananiiCarex cuprinaCarex glauca. High-performance liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (HPLC–MS) and NMR spectroscopy (NMR) were used to identify the structures. A novel stilbene oligomer, carexinol A, was isolated together with five previously known stilbenes: resveratrol-diglucoside, miyabenol A and C, kobophenol A and α-viniferin. Furthermore, this is the first report of resveratrol diglucoside in Carex genus.

Keywords
Cyperaceae Carex stilbenes roots Carexinol A NMR spectroscopy.
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5) Cycloheximide Acid A, a New Cycloheximide Derivative from Marine Derived Streptomyces sp. from East China Sea

Rec. Nat. Prod. (2013) 7:4 ; 292 - 295
by Xiuli X u, Liyuan Yin, 1Shuyuan Wang, Huihui Liu, Junhai Gao and Shujiang Zhao

A new c ycloheximide d erivative , Cycloheximide acid A (1) and two known compounds ( - )-anhydrocycloheximide (2), and l-cycloheximide (3 sp. Z00045 . The structure was determined on the basis of comprehensive 1D and 2D (COSY, HMQC, HMBC) NMR and MS analyses.

Keywords
c ycloheximide d erivative s Streptomyces sp. Z00045 spectroscopic analyses .
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6) Constituents From the Stem Bark of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Welw. (Lauraceae) and Their Inhibitory Activity Toward Plasmodium falciparum Enoyl-ACP Reductase Enzyme

Rec. Nat. Prod. (2013) 7:4 ; 296 - 301
by Eric René Sieliatchom Nkanwen, Maurice Ducret Awouafack, Jean Jules Kezetas Bankeu, Hippolyte Kamdem Wabo, Sufyan Awad Alkarim Mustafa, Muhammad Shaiq Ali, Marc Lamshöft, Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, Michael Spiteller and Pierre Tane

trans cinnamic anhydride (1) isolated for the first time from a natural source, along with the known compounds: ferrulic acid (2), (Ep-hydroxy cinnamic acid (3), clovanediol (4), squalene (5), and α -bisabolene (6) were isolated from the stem bark of Cinnamomum zeylanicum. Their structures were elucidated by interpretation of NMR and MS data, and by comparison of these data with those reported in the literature. Their inhibitory properties were evaluated against Plasmodium falciparum enoyl-ACP reductase (PfENR) enzyme. Compounds 1 , 5 and 6 showed moderate inhibitory activity against P. falciparum enoyl-ACP reductase (PfENR) enzyme.

Keywords
Cinnamomum zeylanicum Lauraceae Plasmodium falciparum enoyl-ACP reductase (PfENR) enzyme Antimalarial activity.
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7) Ixorene, a New Dammarane Triterpene from the Leaves of Ixora coccinea Linn.

Rec. Nat. Prod. (2013) 7:4 ; 302 - 306
by Ambreen Ikram, Muhammad Ali Versiani, Shumaila Shamshad, Salman Khalid Ahmed, Syed Tahir Ali and Shaheen Faizi

 A new triterpene ixorene (1) with dammarane skeleton was isolated from the leaves of Ixora coccinea, along with the three known constituents’ β-sitosterol (2), lupeol (3) and D-mannitol (4). The structure was elucidated on the basis of extensive 1D and 2D-NMR studies and mass spectrometry as 17β-dammara-12, 20-diene-3β-ol.

Keywords
Ixora coccinea Rubiaceae Ixorene Terpenoid Dammarane.
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8) Flavonoids from Twigs of Millettia leptobotrya Dunn.

Rec. Nat. Prod. (2013) 7:4 ; 307 - 312
by Zhi Na, Qishi Song and Huabin Hu

A new furanoisoflavone, 2 ' -methoxy-4 ' ,5 ' -methylenedioxy-[2 '' ,3 '' :7,8 ] furanoisoflavone, leptobotryanone ( 1 ) , and a new natural O-prenylated isoflavone, 4 ' -γ,γ-dimethylallyloxy-5,7-dihydroxyisoflavone ( 2 ) , were isolated from the twig s of Millettia leptobotrya, together with twelve known flavonoids, 4 ' -γ,γ-dimethylallyloxy-5-hydroxy-7-methoxyisoflavone ( 3 ), 2 ' ,6,7-trimethoxy-4 ' ,5 ' -methylenedioxy- isoflavone (4), 2 ' ,7-dimethoxy-4 ' ,5 ' -methylenedioxyisoflavone (5), maximaisoflavone B (6), medicarpin (7) , maackiain (8), genistein (9), biochanin A (10), prunetin (11), chrysoeriol (12) , kaempferol (13) and desmoxyphyllin A (14) The structures of new compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data interpretation , including 1D and 2D NMR and HREIMS. Th is is the first phytochemical investigation of this plant.

Keywords
Millettia leptobotrya Dunn Leguminosae leptobotryanone isoflavone .
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9) Phenolic Compounds of Pinus brutia Ten.: Chemical Investigation and Quantitative Analysis Using an Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry with Electrospray Ionization Source

Rec. Nat. Prod. (2013) 7:4 ; 313 - 319
by İbrahim Kıvrak, Şeyda Kıvrak, Mansur Harmandar and Yunus Çetintaş

In this study, phenolic content of Pinus brutia ’s bark was examined using an ultra-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry with electrospray ionization source (UPLC-ESI-MS/MS) working in multiple reaction monitoring mode. U ltrasonic extraction method with 50% ethanol solution was used for the extraction of bark. The bark of Pinus brutia consisted of 15 compounds: gallic acid, gentisic acid, protocatechuic acid, 4-hydroxy benzoic acid, catechin hydrate, vanillic acid, caffeic acid, vanillin, p-coumaric acid, ferulic acid, myricetin, resveratrol, luteolin, naringenin, kaempferol. Major compound detected was catechin hydrate (28.305 mg 100 g -1 extract). The phenolic compounds of Pinus brutia extract and pycnogenol were compared, and it is shown that both of them consisted of considerable amount of phenolic compounds.

Keywords
Pinus brutia Pycnogenol Phenolics UPLC-ESI-MS/MS
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10) A New Compound Along With Seven Known Compounds from an Endophytic Fungus Aspergillus sp. HS-05

Rec. Nat. Prod. (2013) 7:4 ; 320 - 324
by Gang Chen, Lin Zhang, Haifeng Wang, Hong-Hua Wu, Xuan Lu, Yue-Hu Pei, Xin Wu, Bo Pan, Hui-Ming Hua and Jiao Bai

 Investigation of EtOAc extract from the fermentation broth of the endophytic fungus Asperilligus sp. HS-05 led to the isolation of a new compound (1) of spiro moiety named aspergispiroketal and seven known compounds (2-8). Their structures were elucidated mainly by NMR and HR-TOF-MS, as well as on comparison with the reported data. The absolute configuration of 1 was defined by comparison of quantum chemical TDDFT calculated and experimental ECD spectra.

Keywords
Asperilligus sp. endophytic fungus ECD
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11) A New Bezoxepine Derivative from Senecio desfontainei

Rec. Nat. Prod. (2013) 7:4 ; 325 - 331
by Syed Hamid Hussain, Abdul Latif, Mohammad Arfan, Mumtaz Ali, Thomos J Simpson, Russell J Cox, Farzana Shaheen and Ghias Uddin

 Phytochemical investigation of the aerial parts of Senecio desfontainei afforded one new benzoxepin derivative, Senecioside (1) along with eleven known compounds (2-12). Their structures were assigned from 1H and 13C NMR spectra, DEPT and by 2D COSY, NOE, HSQC and HMBC experiments. All these compounds were tested for antioxidant activity in the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay. Among them, compounds 2, 3, 4, 6 and 9 showed significant antioxidant activity against DPPH radicals.

Keywords
S enecio desfontainei Compositae Senecioside Antioxidant activity
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12) Chemical Variation in Volatiles of Craniotome furcata: Correlation with Soil Properties

Rec. Nat. Prod. (2013) 7:4 ; 332 - 345
by Shalini Singh, Geeta Tewari, Chitra Pande and Charu Singh

 The essential oils from the aerial parts of ten wild growing Craniotome furcata (Link.) O. Kuntze of the family Lamiaceae collected from different locations in Uttarakhand, India, was analyzed by capillary GC and GC/MS. The oils were rich in sesquiterpenoids. The cluster analysis showed the presence of four groups. Group-I was significantly rich in δ-elemene and germacrene D while group-II had germacrene D in abundant quantity. α-Bisabolol oxide A, α-cadinol and germacrene D-4-ol were major constituents of group-III. Group-IV showed the presence of α-muurolol and germacrene D as major constituents. Germacrene D was found to be present in all the samples of C. furcata collected from different locations and was positively correlated with the altitude of the collection regions. Chemical variation in the volatiles was statistically correlated with altitude and soil properties.

Keywords
Craniotome furcata Lamiaceae essential oil composition germacrene D chemical variation
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13) Three New Compounds from the Marine Fungal Strain Aspergillus sp. AF119

Rec. Nat. Prod. (2013) 7:4 ; 334 - 338
by Shao s ong Liu, Chunhua Lu, Jing j ing Huang and Yue m ao Shen

Three new compounds, namely barceloneic lactone B (1) and barceloneic acid C (2) and 5’ -hydroxychlorflavonin ( 3 ), together with one known compound chlorflavonin ( 4 ), were isolated from the marine fungal strain Aspergillus sp. AF119. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analyses including 1D- and 2D NMR experiments, and HR Q-TOF mass spectrometry. The antifungal activities against Candida albicans of these compounds were evaluated.

Keywords
Barceloneic lactone barceloneic acid chlorflavonin Aspergillus sp. AF119.
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14) Two New Monoterpenes from Tithonia diversifolia and Their Anti-Hyperglycemic Activity

Rec. Nat. Prod. (2013) 7:4 ; 351 - 354
by Xia Li, Guanghui Huang, Guijun Zhao, Wansheng Chen, Junli Li and Lianna Sun

T wo new monoterpenes : ( (1S,2R,3R,5S)-2-hydroxymethyl-6,6-dimethylbicyclo[ 3.1.1]heptane-2,3-diol (1) and (3R)-6,6-dimethyl-4-methylenebicyclo[3.1.1]heptane-1,3-diol-3-O- b -D-glucopyranoside (2), along with three known compounds, namely, sobrerol (3), (1R,2S,5S)-2,8-p-menth-diol (4) and (lR,5S)-10-hydroxyverbenon (5), were isolated from aerial part of Tithonia diversifolia. Their structures were determined on the basis of spectroscopic analyses (IR, HR - ESI-MS/MS, 1D/2D NMR). Under the concentration of 10 m g/mL, compounds 1 and 3 significantly increased glucose uptake in 3T3-L1 adipocytes without significant toxic effects in vitro.

Keywords
Tithonia diversifolia Monoterpene 3T3-L1 adipocytes Anti-hyperglycemic activity.
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15) Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Activities of Diterpenoids Isolated from Indian Plectranthus coesta

Rec. Nat. Prod. (2013) 7:4 ; 355 - 358
by Shobha Waldia, Nagendra Kaushik, Akhilesh K. Verma, Bipin C. Joshi, Uma Pathak 1 and Mukesh C. Joshi

 Plectranthus is known for its medicinal value . The paper describes the antibacterial and cytotoxic activity of diterpenoids ent -7-hydroxykaur-15,16-en-19-oic acid (1), 17-oxokaur-15,16-en-19-oic acid (2) and ent-7-hydroxy-15,16-epoxykauran-19-oic acid (3), isolated from the shade-dried and powdered leaves of Indian Plactranthus coesta. Diterpenoid 3 was isolated for the first time from Indian P. coesta . Diterpenoid 1, shows potent activity against E. coli (15.6 µg/mL), P. aureginosa (17 µg/mL) and K. planticola (32.5 µg/mL), while diterpenoid 2, also showed good activity against E. coli (61 µg/mL), P. aureginosa (61 µg/mL), K. planticola (61 µg/mL) and S. epidermidis (125 µg/mL). Diterpenoids 1-3 were found to be more efficacious on U87 cancer cells and less toxic on normal human HEK and HeLa cells.

Keywords
Antibacterial activity Cytotoxicity Diterpenoid Plectranthus coesta .
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16) Pandanusphenol A and B: Two New Phenolic Compounds from the Fruits of Pandanus tectorius Soland

Rec. Nat. Prod. (2013) 7:4 ; 359 - 362
by Xiaopo Zhang, Haifeng Wu, Chongming Wu, Peng Guo, Xudong Xu and Meihua Yang

Two new phenolic compounds, P andanusphenol A (1) and B (2) , were obtained from the fruits of Pandanus tectorius . The ir structures including absolute configurations were determined by extensive spectroscopic analysis including 2D NMR experiments ( 1H- 1H COSY, HMBC , and NOESY ) and HRESIMS results as well as CD data . The substituted pattern of two methoxy group s on the phenyl ring of Pandanusphenol A (1) is rarely seen in natural furofuran lignans 

Keywords
Pandanus tectorius P andanusphenol A P andanusphenol B .
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17) Chemical Constituents from Erigeron bonariensis L. and their Chemotaxonomic Importance

Rec. Nat. Prod. (2013) 7:4 ; 376 - 380
by Aqib Zahoor, Hidayat Hussain, Afsar Khan, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Viqar Uddin Ahmad and Karsten Krohn

The study of the chemical constituents of the whole plant of Erigeron bonariensis (L.) has resulted in the isolation and characterization of a new and nine known compounds. The known compounds were identified as stigmasterol (1), freideline (2), 1, 3-dihydroxy-3R,5R-dicaffeoyloxy cyclohexane carboxylic acid methyl ester (3),1 R ,3R-dihydroxy-4S,5R-dicaffeoyloxycyclohexane carboxylic acid methyl ester (4), quercitrin (5), caffeic acid (6), 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)acrylic acid 1-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methoxycarbonylethyl ester (8), benzyl O-β-D-glucopyranoside (9), and 2-phenylethyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (10). The aromatic glycoside, erigoside G (7) is reported as new natural compound. The above compounds were individually identified by spectroscopic analyses and comparisons with reported data. The chemotaxonomic studies of isolated compounds have been discussed.

Keywords
Erigeron bonariensis natural products chemotaxonomic studies.
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