Trigohowilols A-G, degraded diterpenoids from the stems of Trigonostemon howii

J Nat Prod. 2012 Nov 26;75(11):1962-6. doi: 10.1021/np3006315. Epub 2012 Nov 13.

Abstract

Two new degraded diterpenoids, trigohowilols A (1) and B (2), four new heterodimers, trigohowilols C-F (3-6), one new homodimer, trigohowilol G (7), and three known degraded diterpenoids (8-10) were isolated from the methanol extract of the stems of Trigonostemon howii. Compounds 1-7 were evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against five human tumor cell lines by an MTT assay, and trigohowilols E (5) and F (6) exhibited inhibitory activity with IC50 values ranging from 2.33 to 12.57 μM. Moreover, compounds 1-6 showed weak antimicrobial activities (MIC values: 6.25-25 μg/mL) against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, MRSA 92(#), and MRSA 98(#) using a 2-fold dilution method.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / metabolism
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Diterpenes / metabolism
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology
  • Euphorbiaceae / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Stems / chemistry
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Diterpenes
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • trigohowilol E
  • trigohowilol F