Sesquiterpene lactones from Anthemis melanolepis and their antibacterial and cytotoxic activities. Prediction of their pharmacokinetic profile

J Nat Prod. 2010 Feb 26;73(2):242-6. doi: 10.1021/np9004129.

Abstract

Nine sesquiterpene lactones, anthemin A (1), 1alpha-hydroxydeacetylirinol-4alpha,5beta-epoxide (2), anthemin C (3), tatridin A (4), 1-epi-tatridin B (5), anthemin B (6), 6-deacetyl-beta-cyclopyrethrosin (7), elegalactone A (8), and 1beta,4alpha,6alpha-trihydroxyeudesm-11-en-8alpha-12-olide (9), were isolated from the aerial parts of A. melanolepis in addition to eight known flavonoids and three phenolic acids. Compounds 1, 3, and 6 are new natural products. The structures of the compounds were deduced by spectroscopic methods. The in vitro antimicrobial potential of the isolated sesquiterpene lactones against four Gram-positive and five Gram-negative bacteria and one fungus was evaluated using the microdilution method, and their in vitro cytotoxic activity was determined against a panel of human tumor cell lines. Furthermore, the pharmacokinetic profile of the sesquiterpene lactones was investigated using computational methods.

MeSH terms

  • Anthemis / chemistry*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects
  • Greece
  • Humans
  • Lactones / chemistry
  • Lactones / isolation & purification*
  • Lactones / pharmacology*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Lactones
  • Sesquiterpenes