Tetrahydrobenzofuran-6(2 H)-one Neolignans from Ocotea heterochroma: Their Platelet Activating Factor (PAF) Antagonistic Activity and in Silico Insights into the PAF Receptor Binding Mode

J Nat Prod. 2018 Sep 28;81(9):1968-1975. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00189. Epub 2018 Sep 6.

Abstract

Three new tetrahydrobenzofuran-6(2 H)-one-type neolignans, heterochromins A-C (1-3), along with a bicyclo[3.2.1]octane neolignan, cinerin C (4), were isolated from an ethanol extract from the leaves of Ocotea heterochroma, a native plant growing in the Colombo-Ecuadorian region of the Andes. The chemical structures of 1-3 were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. The platelet activating factor (PAF) antagonistic activity was tested in vitro for these compounds. Additionally, their binding mode to the PAF receptor was studied by molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations in order to rationalize such activity. Heterochromin A (1) was found to be a potent PAF antagonist with a favorable molecular profile for interacting with the PAF receptor binding site.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Lignans / chemistry
  • Lignans / isolation & purification*
  • Lignans / metabolism
  • Lignans / pharmacology
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • Ocotea / chemistry*
  • Platelet Activating Factor / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins / chemistry
  • Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins / metabolism*
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / chemistry
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / metabolism*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Lignans
  • Platelet Activating Factor
  • Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
  • platelet activating factor receptor