Diterpenoids from the Root Bark of Pinus massoniana and Evaluation of Their Phosphodiesterase Type 4D Inhibitory Activity

J Nat Prod. 2020 Apr 24;83(4):1229-1237. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b01269. Epub 2020 Feb 26.

Abstract

Thirty-two diterpenoids were obtained from the root bark of Pinus massoniana, and, among them, five compounds (pinmassins A-E) were identified as undescribed analogues. Spectroscopic methods, X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis, and ECD calculations were applied to establish the structure of the new isolates. Pinmassin D (4) and abieta-8,11,13,15-tetraen-18-oic acid (23) showed moderate phosphodiesterase type 4D (PDE4D) inhibitory effects with IC50 values of 2.8 ± 0.18 and 3.3 ± 0.50 μM, respectively, and their binding modes were investigated by a molecular docking study.

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / chemistry
  • Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / metabolism*
  • Pinus / chemistry*
  • Plant Bark / chemistry*

Substances

  • Diterpenes
  • Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases