Tucupentol, a novel mono-tetrahydrofuranic acetogenin from Annona montana, as a potent inhibitor of mitochondrial complex I

Chem Biodivers. 2009 Mar;6(3):335-40. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.200800102.

Abstract

Ten acetogenins, one of them new, were isolated from leaves and twigs of a Bolivian collection of Annona montana. The new compound that we named tucupentol (1) is a mono-tetrahydrofuran-pentahydroxy-acetogenin. The inhibitory potency of tucupentol (1) on the mitochondrial complex I was evaluated, and this activity was compared with that of the known acetogenins, annonacin-A, cis-annonacin-10-one, aromin, and gigantetronenin, also isolated from this plant material. The mentioned acetogenins acted as selective inhibitors of mitochondrial complex I in the 0.8-5.4-nM range.

MeSH terms

  • Acetogenins / isolation & purification*
  • Acetogenins / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Annona / chemistry*
  • Bolivia
  • Cattle
  • Electron Transport Complex I / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Furans / isolation & purification*
  • Furans / pharmacology*
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Mitochondria, Heart / drug effects
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Plant Stems / chemistry

Substances

  • Acetogenins
  • Furans
  • tucupentol
  • Electron Transport Complex I