A Meroisoprenoid, Heptenolides, and C-Benzylated Flavonoids from Sphaerocoryne gracilis ssp. gracilis

J Nat Prod. 2020 Feb 28;83(2):316-322. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00721. Epub 2020 Feb 18.

Abstract

A new meroisoprenoid (1), two heptenolides (2 and 3), two C-benzylated flavonoids (4 and 5), and 11 known compounds (6-16) were isolated from leaf, stem bark, and root bark extracts of Sphaerocoryne gracilis ssp. gracilis by chromatographic separation. The structures of the new metabolites 1-5 were established by NMR, IR, and UV spectroscopic and mass spectrometric data analysis. (Z)-Sphaerodiol (7), (Z)-acetylmelodorinol (8), 7-hydroxy-6-hydromelodienone (10), and dichamanetin (15) inhibited the proliferation of Plasmodium falciparum (3D7, Dd2) with IC50 values of 1.4-10.5 μM, although these compounds also showed cytotoxicity against human embryonic kidney HEK-293 cells. None of the compounds exhibited significant disruption in protein translation when assayed in vitro.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Annonaceae / chemistry
  • Antimalarials / chemistry
  • Antimalarials / pharmacology*
  • Flavanones / chemistry
  • Flavanones / pharmacology*
  • Flavonoids / chemistry
  • Flavonoids / isolation & purification*
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Plasmodium berghei / drug effects
  • Plasmodium falciparum / drug effects*

Substances

  • Antimalarials
  • Flavanones
  • Flavonoids
  • Plant Extracts
  • dichamanetin