Cytotoxic Meroterpenoids with Rare Skeletons from Psidium guajava Cultivated in Temperate Zone

Sci Rep. 2016 Sep 2:6:32748. doi: 10.1038/srep32748.

Abstract

Three new meroterpenoids, guajavadials A-C (1-3), were isolated from Psidium guajava cultivated in temperate zone. Their structures were established by extensive spectroscopic evidence and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations. Guajavadial A (1) represents a novel skeleton of the 3,5-diformylbenzyl phloroglucinol-coupled monoterpenoid, while guajavadials B (2) and C (3) are new adducts of the 3,5-diformylbenzyl phloroglucinol and a sesquiterpene with different coupling models. The plausible biosynthetic pathways as well as antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of these meroterpenoids are also discussed. All these isolates exhibited moderate cytotoxicities against five human cancer cell lines, with 3 being most effective with an IC50 value of 3.54 μM toward SMMC-7721 cell lines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Infective Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Phytochemicals / chemistry*
  • Phytochemicals / isolation & purification*
  • Psidium / chemistry*
  • Spectrum Analysis
  • Terpenes / chemistry*
  • Terpenes / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Phytochemicals
  • Terpenes