New cholinesterase inhibiting steroidal alkaloids from the leaves of Sarcococca coriacea of Nepalese origin

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2002 Nov;50(11):1423-6. doi: 10.1248/cpb.50.1423.

Abstract

From the leaves of Sarcococca coriacea two new steroidal alkaloids, epoxynepapakistamine-A [(20S)-20-(N-methylamino)-3beta-(tigloylamino)-5alpha-pregna-16alpha,17alpha-epoxy-2beta,4beta-di-O-acetate] (1), and epoxysarcovagenine-D [(20S)-20-(N-methylamino)-3beta-(tigloylamino)-5alpha-pregna-2-en-16alpha,17alpha-epoxy-4-one] (2), and two known compounds funtumafrine C [(20S)-20-(N,N-dimethylamino)-5alpha-pregna-3-one] (3) and N-methylfuntumine (4) were isolated. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of their spectral properties. The compounds 1, 3 and 4 were found to have cholinesterase inhibitory activity when tested for the inhibition of electric eel acetylcholinesterase and horse serum butyrylcholinesterase. They inhibited both enzymes in a concentration dependent fashion.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry*
  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification
  • Buxaceae / chemistry*
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / chemistry*
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / isolation & purification
  • Nepal
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Steroids / chemistry*
  • Steroids / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors
  • Plant Extracts
  • Steroids