N1,N5,N10-Tris(4-hydroxycinnamoyl)spermidines from Microdesmis keayana roots

Chem Biodivers. 2006 Sep;3(9):982-9. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.200690107.

Abstract

Three new N1,N5,N10-tris(4-hydroxycinnamoyl)spermidines were isolated from a methanolic root extract of Microdesmis keayana. They were identified as N5,N10-di(p-coumaroyl)-N1-feruloylspermidine,N5-(p-coumaroyl)-N1,N10-diferuloylspermidine, and N1,N5,N10-triferuloylspermidine, and were named keayanidines A, B, and C (1-3), respectively. Their structures were established by spectral techniques(electrospray mass spectrometry, one- and two-dimensional NMR). A 4',4'',4'''-trimethylated derivative was prepared by methylation of keayanidine C, and the same compound was synthesized fromspermidine and 3,4-dimethoxycinnamic acid to confirm the spectral attributions of the NMR data of the natural compounds. Radical-scavenging properties of all compounds were evaluated by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical spectrophotometric assay.

MeSH terms

  • Coumaric Acids / chemical synthesis
  • Coumaric Acids / chemistry
  • Coumaric Acids / isolation & purification*
  • Hydrolysis
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Methanol / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Extracts / chemical synthesis
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • Spermidine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Spermidine / chemical synthesis
  • Spermidine / chemistry
  • Spermidine / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Coumaric Acids
  • Plant Extracts
  • Spermidine
  • Methanol