Ancistroheynine B and two further 7,3'-coupled naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids from Ancistrocladus heyneanus Wall

Phytochemistry. 2004 Nov;65(21):2903-7. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.05.026.

Abstract

A new axially chiral naphthylisoquinoline alkaloid, ancistroheynine B (7), has been isolated from the leaves of the Indian liana Ancistrocladus heyneanus Wall., along with two known related alkaloids, ancistrocladidine (3) and ancistrotanzanine C (6), which are 7,3'-coupled, too. The structural elucidation was achieved by chemical, spectroscopic, and chiroptical methods. Biological activities of ancistroheynine B against the pathogens of malaria, leishmaniasis, Chagas' disease, and African sleeping sickness were evaluated.

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification*
  • Alkaloids / pharmacology
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / isolation & purification
  • Isoquinolines / isolation & purification
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Magnoliopsida / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Naphthalenes / isolation & purification
  • Naphthols / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Antiprotozoal Agents
  • Isoquinolines
  • Naphthalenes
  • Naphthols
  • ancistroheynine B
  • ancistrotanzanine C
  • ancistrocladidine