Antiplasmodial Diterpenoids from Psiadia arguta

J Nat Prod. 2019 May 24;82(5):1361-1366. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00698. Epub 2019 Apr 3.

Abstract

An ethyl acetate extract of Psiadia arguta leaves showed in vitro antiplasmodial activity against Plasmodium falciparum with IC50 values of 12.3 ± 2.4 μg/mL (3D7 strain) and 13.5 ± 3.4 μg/mL (W2 strain). Phytochemical investigation led to the isolation and characterization of 16 compounds including four new diterpenoids: labdan-8α-ol-15-yl-(formate) (1), labdan-8α-ol-15-yl-(2-methylbutanoate) (2), labdan-8α-ol-15-yl-(3-methylpentanoate) (3), and labdan-8α-ol-15-yl-(labdanolate) (4). The latter compounds were characterized by spectroscopic methods (1D and 2D NMR, HRMS, and IR). The in vitro antiplasmodial activities of all compounds were evaluated. The known compounds labdan-13( E)-en-8α-ol-15-yl acetate (5), labdan-8α-ol-15-yl acetate (6), 13- epi-sclareol (7), labdan-13( E)-ene-8α,15-diol (8), and (8 R,13 S)-labdane-8α,15-diol (9) exhibited antiplasmodial effects, with IC50 values of 29.1, 33.2, 35.0, 36.6, and 22.2 μM, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antimalarials / pharmacology*
  • Asteraceae / chemistry*
  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Plasmodium falciparum / drug effects*
  • Spectrophotometry, Infrared

Substances

  • Antimalarials
  • Diterpenes
  • Plant Extracts