Eremophilane-type sesquiterpenoids with diverse skeletons from Ligularia sagitta

J Nat Prod. 2014 Jun 27;77(6):1329-35. doi: 10.1021/np5003302. Epub 2014 Jun 10.

Abstract

Five new highly oxygenated eremophilane-type sesquiterpenoids, possessing C19 (1 and 2), C15 (3 and 4), and C14 (8) skeletons, along with eight known eremophilenolides were obtained from the aerial parts of Ligularia sagitta. The absolute configuration of 1 was assigned by X-ray diffraction analysis and that of 3 by ECD spectroscopy. Compounds 1-10 were evaluated for their antibacterial activities against Staphyloccocus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, and Erwinia carotovora. Compounds 4 and 5 displayed broad-spectrum inhibitory activity against these bacteria with MIC values of approximately 7.25 μg/mL, followed by 3 and 6 with MIC values in the range of 23.0-125.0 μg/mL. Compounds 3 and 8 showed mild activity against three human tumor cell lines (IC50 ≈ 13 μM). Preliminary structure-activity relationships for these eremophilenolides are reported.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Asteraceae / chemistry*
  • Bacillus subtilis / drug effects
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Plant Extracts
  • Sesquiterpenes