Antiprotozoal Linear Furanosesterterpenoids from the Marine Sponge Ircinia oros

J Nat Prod. 2017 Sep 22;80(9):2566-2571. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00543. Epub 2017 Aug 25.

Abstract

Chemical investigation of the marine sponge Ircinia oros yielded four linear furanosesterterpenoids, including the known metabolites ircinin-1 (1) and ircinin-2 (2) and two new compounds, ircinialactam E (3) and ircinialactam F (4). Their chemical structures were elucidated by using a combination of [α]D, NMR, HRMS, and FT-IR spectroscopy. The absolute configuration of C-18 in compounds 1-3 was identified as R by electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectroscopy coupled with time-dependent density functional theory calculations. Compounds 1-4 showed moderate leishmanicidal, trypanocidal, and antiplasmodial activities (IC50 values 28-130 μM). This is the second report of rare glycinyl lactam derivatives 3 and 4 from the genus Ircinia.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / chemistry
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Furans / chemistry
  • Furans / isolation & purification*
  • Furans / pharmacology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Porifera / chemistry*
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared

Substances

  • Antiprotozoal Agents
  • Furans
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • ircinialactam E
  • ircinialactam F
  • ircinin-1
  • ircinin-2