Mallopenins A-E, Antibacterial Phenolic Derivatives from the Fruits of Mallotus philippensis

J Nat Prod. 2019 Aug 23;82(8):2174-2180. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00182. Epub 2019 Jul 18.

Abstract

The chromatographic separation of the components of the acetone extract of Mallotus philippensis fruits yielded five new phenolic compounds including two chalcones, 1 and 3, a functionalized phloroglucinol, 2, two flavanones, 4 and 5, and six known compounds. The structures of 1-5 were confirmed by NMR and mass analyses. Racemic compounds 1 and 2 were separated by chiral-phase HPLC, and the absolute configuration of (+)-1 was confirmed by X-ray diffraction studies and ECD spectroscopic data. The configurations of the enantiomers of 2 were defined by comparison of its ECD data with those of (+)-1. Compounds 6 and 7 exhibited significant antibacterial activities, with MIC values ranging from 3.8 to 15.5 μM.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Carbon-13 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Fruit / chemistry*
  • Mallotus Plant / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phenols / chemistry
  • Phenols / isolation & purification
  • Phenols / pharmacology*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Phenols