Mollanol A, a diterpenoid with a new C-nor-D-homograyanane skeleton from the fruits of Rhododendron molle

Org Lett. 2014 Aug 15;16(16):4320-3. doi: 10.1021/ol5020653. Epub 2014 Aug 4.

Abstract

Two new grayanoids, mollanol A (1) and rhodomollein XXV (2), were isolated from the fruits of Rhododendron molle. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods and X-ray diffraction analyses. Mollanol A (1) possesses a new C-nor-D-homograyanane carbon skeleton, while rhodomollein XXV (2) is the first example of an 11,16-epoxygrayanane and features a caged oxa-tricyclo[3.3.1.0(3.7)]nonane ring system. Plausible biogenetic pathways for 1 were proposed. Compound 1 exhibited transcriptional activation effects on the xbp1 upstream promoter in IEC-6, 293T, and RAW264.7 cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Rhododendron / chemistry*

Substances

  • Diterpenes
  • mollanol A