Anti-HCV bioactivity of pseudoguaianolides from Parthenium hispitum

J Nat Prod. 2007 Apr;70(4):604-7. doi: 10.1021/np060567e. Epub 2007 Feb 10.

Abstract

Five new (1-5) and four known (6-9) C14-oxygenated 1alpha-hydroxy-11(13)-pseudoguaien-6beta,12-olides with potent inhibition of hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication were obtained from Parthenium hispitum via high-throughput natural product chemistry methods. A semipreparative HPLC system was used to purify these compounds. The miniaturization of the structure elucidation and dereplication for the mass-limited samples were performed primarily utilizing a capillary-scale NMR probe. Compounds 2-4 were found to possess in vitro anti-HCV activity in the subgenomic HCV replicon system containing luciferase reporter with significant inhibition above 90% at 2 microM concentration.

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents* / chemistry
  • Antiviral Agents* / isolation & purification
  • Antiviral Agents* / pharmacology
  • Asteraceae / chemistry*
  • Hepacivirus / drug effects*
  • Hepacivirus / enzymology
  • Luciferases / genetics
  • Luciferases / metabolism
  • Missouri
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Sesquiterpenes, Guaiane* / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes, Guaiane* / isolation & purification
  • Sesquiterpenes, Guaiane* / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Sesquiterpenes, Guaiane
  • Luciferases