Morusalones A-D, Diels-Alder Adducts with 6/7/6/6/6/6 Hexacyclic Ring Systems as Potential PTP1B Inhibitors from Cell Cultures of Morus alba

Org Lett. 2019 Dec 6;21(23):9463-9467. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03664. Epub 2019 Nov 20.

Abstract

Morusalones A-D (1-4), a new class of Diels-Alder adducts featuring unprecedented 6/7/6/6/6/6 hexacyclic core skeletons with a unique bridged cycloheptenone ring, were isolated from Morus alba cell cultures. The biosyntheses for 1-4 were proposed through an unusual Diels-Alder cycloaddition with quinostilbenes as dienophiles and prenyl 2-phenylbenzofuran as a diene to yield the typical methylhexene unit and a rare intramolecular nucleophilic addition to form the cycloheptenone ring. Compounds 1-4 exhibited protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibitory activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Benzofurans / chemistry
  • Cycloaddition Reaction
  • Hep G2 Cells
  • Humans
  • Morus*
  • Phytochemicals / chemistry*
  • Phytochemicals / pharmacology*
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1 / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Stilbenes / chemistry

Substances

  • Benzofurans
  • Phytochemicals
  • Stilbenes
  • PTPN1 protein, human
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1