Lycojaponicumins D and E: two new alkaloids from Lycopodium japonicum

Org Lett. 2012 Nov 16;14(22):5688-91. doi: 10.1021/ol302701y. Epub 2012 Nov 2.

Abstract

Two new alkaloids, lycojaponicumins D (1) and E (2), were isolated from the club moss Lycopodium japonicum. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, calculated ECD, CD experiments and X-ray diffraction analysis. Lycojaponicumin D (1) possesses an unprecedented 5/7/6/6 tetracyclic skeleton formed by an unusual C3-C13 linkage, which is first reported in Lycopodium alkaloids. The plausible biogenetic pathway of 1 is proposed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification*
  • Alkaloids / metabolism
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Lycopodium / chemistry*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • lycojaponicumin D
  • lycojaponicumin E