Highly modified steroids from Inonotus obliquus

Org Biomol Chem. 2020 May 27;18(20):3908-3916. doi: 10.1039/d0ob00474j.

Abstract

Six undescribed steroids were isolated from the fungus Inonotus obliquus. Notably, compounds 1 and 2 represented the first example of 8,14-seco-4-methylpregnane. By spectroscopic data analyses, quantum chemical calculations and DP4+ probability analysis, their structures were unambiguously determined. The absolute configurations of the compounds 1-6 were defined by comparison of their experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra data. The structure of compound 1 was also confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. All isolated steroids were evaluated for their neuroprotective activities against H2O2-induced cell injury in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells, among which compound 2 showed moderate activity at 12.5 μM.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / pharmacology
  • Inonotus / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Neuroprotective Agents / chemistry
  • Neuroprotective Agents / isolation & purification
  • Neuroprotective Agents / pharmacology*
  • Steroids / chemistry
  • Steroids / isolation & purification
  • Steroids / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Neuroprotective Agents
  • Steroids
  • Hydrogen Peroxide