Mulberrofuran G and isomulberrofuran G from Morus alba L.: anti-hepatitis B virus activity and mass spectrometric fragmentation

J Agric Food Chem. 2012 Aug 22;60(33):8197-202. doi: 10.1021/jf302639b. Epub 2012 Aug 8.

Abstract

Mulberrofuran G (1) and isomulberrofuran G (2), a pair of isomeric Diels-Alder-type adducts, were isolated from the root bark of Morus alba L. Isomulberrofuran G (2) as a new IIB-type Diels-Alder-type adduct, was elucidated by extensive (1)H, (13)C, and two-dimensional (2D) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectrometry (MS) spectroscopic analyses. A fragmentation study on compounds 1 and 2 was performed by high-resolution electrospray ionization (ESI) multistage tandem mass spectrometry linked with ion-trap (IT) and time-of-flight (TOF) mass analyzers (ESI-MS(n)/IT-TOF) in negative mode, which resulted in obviously different fragmentations. In the MS(2) experiments, the characteristic ions at m/z 451 and 439 could be revealed as their respective diagnostic ions. Mulberrofuran G (1) showed moderate activity, inhibiting hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA replication with the IC(50) value of 3.99 μM, according to the anti-HBV assay on the HepG 2.2.15 cell line in vitro.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology*
  • Benzofurans / pharmacology*
  • DNA, Viral / genetics
  • Hepatitis B virus / drug effects*
  • Hepatitis B virus / physiology
  • Isomerism
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Morus / chemistry*
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry
  • Terpenes / pharmacology*
  • Virus Replication

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Benzofurans
  • DNA, Viral
  • Plant Extracts
  • Terpenes
  • mulberrofuran G