Nitric Oxide Inhibitory Sesquiterpenoids and Its Dimers from Artemisia freyniana

J Nat Prod. 2018 Apr 27;81(4):866-878. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00947. Epub 2018 Mar 8.

Abstract

Two new disesquiterpenoids (1 and 2) and 11 new (3-13) and 10 known (14-23) sesquiterpenoids were isolated from the whole plants of Artemisia freyniana. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic data analysis and comparison with published NMR data. The absolute configurations of the new isolates (1-13) were assigned based on single-crystal X-ray diffraction data and comparison of the experimental and calculated ECD data. The eremophilane derivatives 8 and 9 possess an unprecedented 2-isopropyl-3,7,7a-trimethyl-2,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-1 H-indene scaffold, and a putative biosynthetic pathway for these compounds is proposed. Compounds 4, 5, and 9 exhibited inhibitory effects against LPS-stimulated nitric oxide (NO) production in RAW 264.7 macrophage cells with IC50 values of 10.8, 12.6, and 11.7 μM, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Artemisia / chemistry*
  • Cell Line
  • Crystallography, X-Ray / methods
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Macrophages / drug effects
  • Mice
  • Nitric Oxide / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • RAW 264.7 Cells
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry*
  • Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Terpenes / chemistry*
  • Terpenes / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Plant Extracts
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • Terpenes
  • Nitric Oxide