Dammarane triterpenes as potential SIRT1 activators from the leaves of Panax ginseng

J Nat Prod. 2014 Jul 25;77(7):1615-23. doi: 10.1021/np5002303. Epub 2014 Jun 27.

Abstract

During a search for SIRT1 activators originating in nature, three new dammarane triterpenes, 6α,20(S)-dihydroxydammar-3,12-dione-24-ene (1), 6α,20(S),24(S)-trihydroxydammar-3,12-dione-25-ene (2), and 6α,20(S),25-trihydroxydammar-3,12-dione-23-ene (3), as well as two known triterpenes, dammar-20(22),24-diene-3β,6α,12β-triol (4) and 20(S)-ginsenoside Rg3 (5), were isolated from Panax ginseng leaves. Compounds 1 and 3-5 showed potential as SIRT1 activators, as analyzed by in vitro enzyme-based SIRT1-NAD/NADH and SIRT1-p53 luciferase cell-based assays. They were also found to increase the level of NAD(+)/NADH ratio in HEK293 cells. This study presents a new class of chemical entities that may be able to be developed as SIRT1 activators for antiaging and treatment of age-associated diseases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Dammaranes
  • Ginsenosides / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Panax / chemistry*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Sirtuin 1 / drug effects*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Triterpenes / chemistry
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Triterpenes / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Ginsenosides
  • Triterpenes
  • ginsenoside Rg3
  • Sirtuin 1