Four new Jacaranone analogs from the fruits of a Beibu Gulf mangrove Avicennia marina

Mar Drugs. 2014 Apr 30;12(5):2515-25. doi: 10.3390/md12052515.

Abstract

Four new jacaranone analogs, marinoids F-I (1-4), were isolated from the fruits of a Beibu Gulf mangrove Avicennia marina. The structures were elucidated based on analysis of spectroscopic data. Marinoids F and G are shown to be diastereoisomers of chlorocornoside, a new halogen containing marine secondary metabolite. The antioxidant activity of the isolates was evaluated using a cellular antioxidant assay, and 4 showed good antioxidant activity (EC₅₀ = 26 μM).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry*
  • Antioxidants / chemistry
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Avicennia / chemistry*
  • Benzoquinones / chemistry*
  • Benzoquinones / isolation & purification
  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Fruit / chemistry*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Antioxidants
  • Benzoquinones
  • jacaranone