Bioactive Diterpenoids from the Stems of Euphorbia royleana

J Nat Prod. 2019 Feb 22;82(2):183-193. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00493. Epub 2019 Feb 7.

Abstract

Two ingenane- (1 and 2), two ent-atisane- (3 and 4), two ent-kaurane- (5 and 6), two ent-abietane- (7 and 8), and one ent-isopimarane-type (9) diterpenoid and 12 known analogues have been isolated from the methanolic extract of the stems of Euphorbia royleana. Their structures, including absolute configurations, were determined by extensive spectroscopic methods and ECD data analysis. The nitric oxide inhibitory activities of those diterpenoids were examined biologically in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated BV-2 cells, with compounds 1, 2, 5-7, 10, and 12 having IC50 values lower than 40 μM. Molecular docking was used to investigated the possible mechanism of compounds 1, 2, 5-7, 10, and 12.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Euphorbia / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • Nitric Oxide / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Plant Extracts / analysis
  • Plant Stems / chemistry

Substances

  • Diterpenes
  • Plant Extracts
  • Nitric Oxide