Discovery of Unusual Sesterterpenoids from Colquhounia coccinea var. mollis and Their Metabolic Implications

J Nat Prod. 2023 Nov 24;86(11):2468-2473. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00553. Epub 2023 Nov 8.

Abstract

Three unusual sesterterpenoids featuring unprecedented rearranged colquhounane (C25) and tetranorcolquhounane (C21) frameworks, colquhounoids E (1) and F (3) and norcolquhounoid F (2), were isolated from a Lamiaceae medicinal plant Colquhounia coccinea var. mollis. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis and quantum chemical calculations. A biomimetic inspired regioselective cyclopropane cleavage was achieved under acidic conditions. The immunosuppressive activities of these new sesterterpenoids were also evaluated.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Lamiaceae* / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plants, Medicinal*
  • Spectrum Analysis