Fischdiabietane A, an Antitumoral Diterpenoid Dimer Featuring an Unprecedented Carbon Skeleton from Euphorbia fischeriana

J Org Chem. 2021 Apr 16;86(8):5894-5900. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00305. Epub 2021 Apr 1.

Abstract

Fischdiabietane A (1), a novel asymmetric diterpenoid dimer with a unique nonacyclic 6/6/6/5/7/6/6/6/6 ring system possessing unprecedented 2-oxaspiro[4.5]decane-1-one and 2-oxabicyclo[3.2.2]nonane frameworks in D/E/F rings, was isolated from the roots of Euphorbia fischeriana. Its structure was determined by spectroscopic techniques, electronic circular dichroism calculations, and X-ray diffraction experiments. Notably, 1 is the first abietane-type [4 + 2] Diels-Alder dimer identified from nature. The IC50 of 1 against T47D cells was about sixfold higher than that of cisplatin (the positive control). Furthermore, 1 induced apoptosis in T47D cells through the activation of caspase-3 and the degradation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbon
  • Diterpenes*
  • Euphorbia*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Roots
  • Skeleton

Substances

  • Diterpenes
  • Carbon