Galtonosides A-E: Antiproliferative and Antiplasmodial Cholestane Glycosides from Galtonia regalis

J Nat Prod. 2020 Apr 24;83(4):1043-1050. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b01064. Epub 2020 Mar 31.

Abstract

An extract of Galtonia regalis from the Natural Products Discovery Institute showed moderate antiplasmodial activity, with an IC50 value less than 1.25 μg/mL. The two known cholestane glycosides 1 and 2 and the five new cholestane glycosides galtonosides A-E (3-7) were isolated after bioassay-directed fractionation. The structures of the new compounds were determined by interpretation of their NMR and mass spectra. Among these compounds, galtonoside B (4) displayed the most potent antiplasmodial activity, with an IC50 value of 0.214 μM against the drug-resistant Dd2 strain of Plasmodium falciparum.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Antimalarials / chemistry*
  • Asparagales / chemistry
  • Cholestanes / chemistry
  • Cholestanes / isolation & purification
  • Cholestanes / pharmacology*
  • Glycosides / chemistry
  • Glycosides / isolation & purification
  • Glycosides / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plasmodium falciparum / chemistry

Substances

  • Antimalarials
  • Cholestanes
  • Glycosides
  • Plant Extracts