First natural urease inhibitor from Euphorbia decipiens

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2003 Jun;51(6):719-23. doi: 10.1248/cpb.51.719.

Abstract

Three new diterpene esters with a myrsinol-type skeleton have been isolated from Euphorbia decipiens BOISS. & BUHSE. The structure elucidation of the isolated compounds was based primarily on two-dimensional (2D)-NMR techniques including correlation spectroscopy (COSY), heteronuclear multiple quantum coherence (HMQC), heteronuclear multiple bond correlation (HMBC) and nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy (NOESY) experiments. Compounds 1 and 3 are active against prolyl endopeptidase and compound 2 showed inhibitory activity against urease enzyme.

MeSH terms

  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Esters / chemistry
  • Esters / isolation & purification*
  • Esters / pharmacology
  • Euphorbia / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Prolyl Oligopeptidases
  • Serine Endopeptidases / metabolism
  • Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / isolation & purification
  • Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Urease / antagonists & inhibitors*

Substances

  • Diterpenes
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Esters
  • Plant Extracts
  • Serine Proteinase Inhibitors
  • Serine Endopeptidases
  • Prolyl Oligopeptidases
  • Urease