Alkaloids from Pandanus amaryllifolius: Isolation and Their Plausible Biosynthetic Formation

J Nat Prod. 2015 Oct 23;78(10):2346-54. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b00252. Epub 2015 Oct 13.

Abstract

Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb. (Pandanaceae) is used as a flavor and in folk medicine in Southeast Asia. The ethanolic crude extract of the aerial parts of P. amaryllifolius exhibited antioxidant, antibiofilm, and anti-inflammatory activities in previous studies. In the current investigation, the purification of the ethanolic extract yielded nine new compounds, including N-acetylnorpandamarilactonines A (1) and B (2); pandalizines A (3) and B (4); pandanmenyamine (5); pandamarilactones 2 (6) and 3 (7), and 5(E)-pandamarilactonine-32 (8); and pandalactonine (9). The isolated alkaloids, with either a γ-alkylidene-α,β-unsaturated-γ-lactone or γ-alkylidene-α,β-unsaturated-γ-lactam system, can be classified into five skeletons including norpandamarilactonine, indolizinone, pandanamine, pandamarilactone, and pandamarilactonine. A plausible biosynthetic route toward 1-5, 7, and 9 is proposed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification*
  • Alkaloids / metabolism*
  • Antioxidants / chemistry
  • Antioxidants / isolation & purification
  • Antioxidants / metabolism
  • Furans / chemistry
  • Furans / isolation & purification
  • Furans / metabolism
  • Lactones / chemistry
  • Lactones / isolation & purification
  • Lactones / metabolism
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Pandanaceae / chemistry*
  • Plant Components, Aerial / chemistry
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Pyrrolidines / chemistry
  • Pyrrolidines / isolation & purification
  • Pyrrolidines / metabolism
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Taiwan

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Antioxidants
  • Furans
  • Lactones
  • Pyrrolidines
  • pandanamine