Sesquiterpenoids from Teucrium ramosissimum

Phytochemistry. 2009 Jul-Aug;70(11-12):1435-41. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.08.012. Epub 2009 Sep 18.

Abstract

An antiplasmodial bioguided investigation of the EtOAc extract of the aerial parts of Teucrium ramosissimum led to isolation and identification of three sesquiterpenoids, teucmosin, 4alpha-hydroxy-homalomenol C, 1beta,4beta,7alpha-trihydroxy-8,9-eudesmene and two trinorsesquiterpenoids, 4beta-hydroxy-11,12,13-trinor-5-eudesmen-1,7-dione and 1beta,4beta-dihydroxy-11,12,13-trinor-8,9-eudesmen-7-one together with five known sesquiterpenoids, oplopanone, homalomenol C, oxo-T-cadinol, 1beta,4beta,6beta-trihydroxyeudesmane, 1beta,4beta,7alpha-trihydroxyeudesmane and four flavonoids, 5-hydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxyflavone, salvigenin, genkwanin and cirsimaritin. The structures and the relative stereochemistry were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic studies including 1D and 2D NMR and mass spectrometry (MS). Homalomenol C, 4beta-hydroxy-11,12,13-trinor-5-eudesmen-1,7-dione, oxo-T-cadinol and 1beta,4beta,6beta-trihydroxyeudesmane displayed a significant in vitro antiplasmodial activity against Plasmodium falciparum with IC(50) values ranging from 1.2 to 5.0 microg/ml. Furthermore, no cytotoxicity was observed upon the human diploid lung cell line MRC-5 for these compounds.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antimalarials / chemistry
  • Antimalarials / isolation & purification*
  • Antimalarials / pharmacology
  • Cell Line
  • Humans
  • Lung / cytology
  • Lung / drug effects
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Components, Aerial
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification*
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plasmodium falciparum / drug effects*
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology
  • Teucrium / chemistry*

Substances

  • 1beta,4beta,7alpha-trihydroxy-8,9-eudesmene
  • 4alpha-hydroxy-homalomenol C
  • Antimalarials
  • Plant Extracts
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • teucmosin