Zoanthamine-Type Alkaloids from the Zoanthid Zoanthus kuroshio Collected in Taiwan and Their Effects on Inflammation

J Nat Prod. 2016 Oct 28;79(10):2674-2680. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00625. Epub 2016 Oct 19.

Abstract

Zoanthus kuroshio is a colorful zoanthid with a fluorescent pink oral disc and brown tentacles, which dominates certain parts of the Taiwanese and Japanese coasts. This sea anemone is a rich source of biologically active alkaloids. In the current investigation, two novel halogenated zoanthamines [5α-iodozoanthenamine (1) and 11β-chloro-11-deoxykuroshine A (2)], along with four new zoanthamines [18-epi-kuroshine A (3), 7α-hydroxykuroshine E (4), 5α-methoxykuroshine E (5), and 18-epi-kuroshine E (6)], and six known compounds were isolated from Z. kuroshio. Compounds 1 and 2 are the first examples of halogenated zoanthamine-type alkaloids isolated from nature. Compounds 3 and 6 are the first zoanthamine stereoisomers with a cis-junction of the A/B rings. All isolated compounds were evaluated for their anti-inflammatory activities by measuring their effects on superoxide anion generation and elastase release by human neutrophils in response to fMLP.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification*
  • Alkaloids / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology
  • Azepines / chemistry*
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Hydrocarbons, Halogenated / chemistry
  • Hydrocarbons, Halogenated / isolation & purification*
  • Hydrocarbons, Halogenated / pharmacology
  • Japan
  • Molecular Structure
  • Neutrophils / metabolism
  • Pancreatic Elastase / drug effects
  • Pancreatic Elastase / metabolism
  • Quinolines / chemistry*
  • Sea Anemones / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Superoxides / chemistry
  • Taiwan

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Azepines
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings
  • Hydrocarbons, Halogenated
  • Quinolines
  • zoanthamine
  • Superoxides
  • Pancreatic Elastase