19- nor-, 20- nor-, and tetranor-Halimane-Type Furanoditerpenoids from Croton crassifolius

J Nat Prod. 2020 Feb 28;83(2):255-267. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00634. Epub 2020 Jan 31.

Abstract

The phytochemical investigation of the roots of Croton crassifolius led to the isolation of 16 new halimane furanoditerpenoids, crohalifuranes A-P (1-16), along with 15 known analogues, 17-31. The new structures including their absolute configurations were elucidated by NMR and MS data analysis, comparison of experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism data, single-crystal X-ray diffraction data, and chemical methods. Crohalifuranes A (1) and B (2) are tetranor- and 19-nor-halimane diterpenoids featuring a rare decahydroacenaphthene core, respectively, which might be derived from the accompanying crassifoliusin A by loss of the furan ring or the C-19 substituent. Crohalifurane C (3) represents the first example of a 20-nor-halimane diterpenoid, and crohalifurane D (4) is characterized by an unusual 6,20-δ-lactone moiety. All compounds were examined for their inhibitory effects on nitric oxide (NO) production induced by lipopolysaccharide in RAW264.7 cells, and 2 and 23 exhibited moderate inhibition on NO production with IC50 values of 17.2 ± 1.3 and 23.7 ± 1.4 μM, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Croton / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Diterpenes / chemistry*
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Diterpenes, Clerodane / chemistry*
  • Diterpenes, Clerodane / isolation & purification
  • Furans / chemistry
  • Lipopolysaccharides / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nitric Oxide / analysis*
  • Nitric Oxide / chemistry
  • Plant Roots / chemistry*
  • RAW 264.7 Cells / chemistry*

Substances

  • Diterpenes
  • Diterpenes, Clerodane
  • Furans
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • halimane
  • Nitric Oxide
  • furan