Antimalarial Phenanthroindolizine Alkaloids from Ficus septica

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2016;64(7):957-60. doi: 10.1248/cpb.c16-00181.

Abstract

During the screening of antimalarial substances, MeOH extract from the twigs of Ficus septica was shown to have potent antimalarial activity. Bioassay-guided fractionation of a methanol extract of the twigs of F. septica led to the isolation of a new seco-phenanthroindolizine alkaloid and three known phenanthroindolizine alkaloids. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of NMR analysis. All isolated compounds were tested against Plasmodium falciparum. Compounds 2-4 displayed antimalarial activity against the 3D7 strain of P. falciparum with IC50 values 0.028-0.42 µM, whereas a new compound 1 exhibited a moderate antimalarial activity.

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification
  • Alkaloids / pharmacology*
  • Antimalarials / chemistry
  • Antimalarials / isolation & purification
  • Antimalarials / pharmacology*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Ficus / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Parasitic Sensitivity Tests
  • Plasmodium falciparum / drug effects*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Antimalarials