Antifungal rosane diterpenes and other constituents of Hugonia castaneifolia

Phytochemistry. 2008 Jan;69(1):200-5. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2007.06.021. Epub 2007 Aug 3.

Abstract

The rosane diterpenoids hugorosenone [3beta-hydroxyrosa-1(10),15-dien-2-one], 18-hydroxyhugorosenone and 18-hydroxy-3-deoxyhugorosenone, and 12-hydroxy-13-methylpodocarpa-8,11,13-trien-3-one were isolated as antifungal constituents of H. castaneifolia Engl. root bark, together with the previously reported di-podocarpanoids hugonone A and hugonone B that were weakly active, and 1(10),15-rosadiene-2beta,3beta-diol (hugorosenol), 4alpha-methoxyhimachal-10-en-5beta-ol (hugonianene B) and 2-hydroxyhenpentacont-2-enal, and the known compounds tetracosyl-(E)-ferrulate and caryophyllene oxide, all of which were inactive. Hugorosenone also exhibited activity against Anopheles gambiae mosquito larvae. Structural determination was achieved based on spectroscopic data.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anopheles / drug effects
  • Anopheles / growth & development
  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cladosporium / drug effects
  • Diterpenes / chemistry*
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Larva / drug effects
  • Linaceae / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Diterpenes