Chemical constituents of Nauclea latifolia and their anti-GST and anti-fungal activities

Nat Prod Commun. 2009 Sep;4(9):1185-8.

Abstract

The crude ethanolic extract of Nauclea latifolia yielded five known compounds, strictosamide (1), naucleamides A (2), naucleamide F (3), quinovic acid-3-O-beta-rhamnosylpyranoside (4), and quinovic acid 3-O-beta-fucosylpyranoside (5). Microbial reactions, using a whole cell culture of Rhizopus circinans on compound (1), yielded three analogues, 10-hydroxystrictosamide (6), 10-beta-glucosyloxyvincoside lactam (7) and 16,17-dihydro-10-beta-glucosyloxyvincoside lactam (8). Compounds 1-8 were identified with the aid of extensive NMR spectral studies. Compound 8 was found to be a new metabolite. Compounds 1-8 exhibited different levels of anti-GST and anti-fungal activities.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Carbolines / chemistry
  • Carbolines / isolation & purification*
  • Carbolines / pharmacology
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Glutathione Transferase / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Glutathione Transferase / metabolism
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Rhizopus / drug effects*
  • Rhizopus / growth & development
  • Rubiaceae / chemistry*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Carbolines
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Plant Extracts
  • Glutathione Transferase