HCV-NS3/4A protease inhibitory iridoid glucosides and dimeric foliamenthoic acid derivatives from Anarrhinum orientale

J Nat Prod. 2011 May 27;74(5):943-8. doi: 10.1021/np100554h. Epub 2011 Apr 20.

Abstract

Four new compounds were isolated from the methanol extract of the aerial parts of Anarrhinum orientale: 6'-O-cinnamoylmussaenosidic acid (1), 6'-O-cinnamoyl-8-O-(6'''-O-cinnamoylglucopyranosyl)mussaenosidic acid (2), (2E,6E)-8-{[(2E,6E)-8-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoyl]oxy}-2,6-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoic acid (3), and (2E,6E)-8-{[(2E,6E)-8-acetoxy-2,6-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoyl]oxy}-2,6-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoic acid (4). The known 8-O-cinnamoylmussaenosidic acid (5) was also identified. All five compounds were tested for inhibition of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease. Compounds 1 and 5 exhibited moderate activity, while 2 and 3 showed weak effects. No inhibitory activity on the human serine protease was observed for any of these compounds, which may infer the selectivity toward the viral protease. A computational docking study of the isolated compounds against HCV protease was used to formulate a hypothetical mechanism for the inhibitory activity of the active compounds on the enzymes tested.

MeSH terms

  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / chemistry
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / isolation & purification*
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / pharmacology*
  • Hepacivirus / drug effects
  • Hepacivirus / enzymology
  • Humans
  • Iridoid Glucosides / chemistry
  • Iridoid Glucosides / isolation & purification*
  • Iridoid Glucosides / pharmacology*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Protease Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Scrophulariaceae / chemistry*
  • Serine Proteases / drug effects
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Viral Nonstructural Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors*

Substances

  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
  • Iridoid Glucosides
  • NS3 protein, hepatitis C virus
  • Protease Inhibitors
  • Viral Nonstructural Proteins
  • Serine Proteases