Gelstriamine A, a Triamino Monoterpene Indole Alkaloid with a Caged 6/5/7/6/6/5 Scaffold and Analgesic Alkaloids from Gelsemium elegans Stems

J Nat Prod. 2021 Apr 23;84(4):1326-1334. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00062. Epub 2021 Apr 7.

Abstract

A novel triamino monoterpene indole alkaloid with an unprecedented skeleton, gelstriamine A (1), four new monoterpene indole alkaloids (2-5), and 12 known analogues (6-17) were isolated from Gelsemium elegans. The structures of 1-5 were established using extensive spectroscopic techniques, NMR calculations with iJ/dJ-DP4 and 2D C-H COSY ANNs analysis, ECD calculations, chemical methods, and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Gelstriamine A (1) possesses an unprecedented 6/5/7/6/6/5 heterohexacyclic scaffold bearing a unique hexahydrooxazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-2(3H)-one motif, and a plausible biosynthetic pathway was proposed. All the isolated alkaloids 1-17 showed discernible analgesic activities in an acetic acid-induced writhing test in mice, and N-desmethoxyhumantenine N4-oxide (3) exhibited more potent analgesic activities than those of morphine at doses of 0.04 and 0.2 mg/kg.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics / isolation & purification
  • Analgesics / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • China
  • Female
  • Gelsemium / chemistry*
  • Indole Alkaloids / isolation & purification
  • Indole Alkaloids / pharmacology*
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Monoterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Monoterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Phytochemicals / isolation & purification
  • Phytochemicals / pharmacology
  • Plant Stems / chemistry

Substances

  • Analgesics
  • Indole Alkaloids
  • Monoterpenes
  • Phytochemicals