Micranthanone A, a new diterpene with an unprecedented carbon skeleton from Rhododendron micranthum

Org Lett. 2013 Jun 21;15(12):3094-7. doi: 10.1021/ol401292y. Epub 2013 Jun 7.

Abstract

A new diterpene with an unprecedented carbon skeleton, micranthanone A (1), two new grayanane diterpenoids bearing an unusual 5,6-(3,4-dihydroxylbenzylidene acetal) motif, rhodomicranols A (2) and B (3), and three known grayanane diterpenoids (4-6) were isolated from Rhododendron micranthum. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analyses, calculated ECD, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The in vitro immunomodulatory activities of 1-6 were evaluated, and a plausible biogenetic pathway for 1 is proposed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbon / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Diterpenes / chemistry*
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology
  • Immunologic Factors / analysis
  • Immunologic Factors / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Rhododendron / chemistry*

Substances

  • Diterpenes
  • Immunologic Factors
  • micranthanone A
  • Carbon