Antibacterial 5α-Spirostane Saponins from the Fruit of Cordyline manners-suttoniae

J Nat Prod. 2019 Oct 25;82(10):2809-2817. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00502. Epub 2019 Oct 9.

Abstract

Antibacterial-activity-guided fractionation of a dichloromethane extract from the fruit of Cordyline manners-suttoniae and subsequent structure-activity investigations resulted in the identification of 10 new (1-10) and one known (11) 5α-spirostane saponin. The structures of the new compounds were established by 1D and 2D NMR analyses. The absolute configurations of the isolated compounds were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis or chemical derivatizations. The most active compound, suttonigenin F (6), inhibited the Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus with MIC75 values that were comparable to those of the antibiotic chloramphenicol. Structure-activity relationships were also obtained from the assessment of antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of the isolated saponins.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Cordyline / chemistry*
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Extracts / analysis
  • Saponins / chemistry
  • Saponins / isolation & purification*
  • Saponins / pharmacology
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Plant Extracts
  • Saponins