Isolation and structural elucidation of a new sildenafil analogue from a functional coffee

Anal Bioanal Chem. 2013 May;405(13):4443-50. doi: 10.1007/s00216-012-6236-8. Epub 2012 Jul 24.

Abstract

A sildenafil analogue was detected in a functional coffee sample labelled to have male sexual performance enhancement effects. This analogue was isolated and purified by flash chromatography and preparative high-performance liquid chromatography. Its structure was elucidated using high-resolution mass spectrometry; electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry; and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, ultraviolet spectroscopy, and infrared spectroscopy. Compared with sildenafil, instead of an N-methylpiperazinyl moiety, ring opening of the piperazine ring with the loss of a carbon atom resulted in a substituted benzenesulfonamide. The chemical name of this analogue is N-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-4-ethoxy-3-(1-methyl-7-oxo-3-propyl-6,7-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidin-5-yl)benzenesulfonamide. It is named descarbonsildenafil because it has one less carbon atom when compared with sildenafil.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Coffee / chemistry*
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Molecular Structure
  • Piperazines / chemistry*
  • Piperazines / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Purines / chemistry
  • Purines / isolation & purification
  • Sildenafil Citrate
  • Sulfonamides / chemistry*
  • Sulfonamides / isolation & purification
  • Sulfones / chemistry*
  • Sulfones / isolation & purification
  • Vasodilator Agents / chemistry*
  • Vasodilator Agents / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Coffee
  • Piperazines
  • Plant Extracts
  • Purines
  • Sulfonamides
  • Sulfones
  • Vasodilator Agents
  • Sildenafil Citrate