Narjatamolide, an Unusual Homoguaiane Sesquiterpene Lactone from Nardostachys jatamansi

J Org Chem. 2021 Aug 20;86(16):11006-11010. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02446. Epub 2020 Dec 16.

Abstract

Narjatamolide (1), an unusual homoguaiane sesquiterpene lactone, was isolated from the roots and rhizomes of Nardostachys jatamansi DC. It represents the new carbon skeleton of a homoguaiane sesquiterpenoid possessing an additional acetate unit spiro-fused with C-4 and C-15 to form a cyclopropane ring. The structure of 1 was elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analyses, and the absolute configuration was confirmed by the electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations and X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis. Compound 1 showed antiproliferative effects against BEL-7402 cell lines with an IC50 value of 5.67 ± 1.43 μM, and the mechanism study showed that 1 induces cell cycle of BEL-7402 cell lines arrest at G2/M phase.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Lactones / pharmacology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nardostachys*
  • Rhizome
  • Sesquiterpenes* / pharmacology

Substances

  • Lactones
  • Sesquiterpenes