Hedyorienoids A and B, Two Sesquiterpenoid Dimers Featuring Different Polycyclic Skeletons from Hedyosmum orientale

Org Lett. 2018 Sep 7;20(17):5435-5438. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b02340. Epub 2018 Aug 16.

Abstract

Hedyorienoids A (1) and B (2), two sesquiterpenoid dimers, were isolated and characterized from Hedyosmum orientale. Compound 1 was an unprecedented heterodimer of two different classes of sesquiterpenoids furnished by forming an unusual 1,3-dioxolane ring, while compound 2 possessed a new dimerization pattern of two guaiane-type sesquiterpenoids. Biosynthetic pathways for 1 and 2 were proposed with the coexisting monomers chloranthalactone A (3) and hedyosumin A (4) as the precursors. Compounds 2 and 3 showed significant NF-κB inhibitory activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Dimerization*
  • Magnoliopsida / chemistry*
  • Polycyclic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry*

Substances

  • Polycyclic Compounds
  • Sesquiterpenes