Myrcaulones A-C, Unusual Rearranged Triketone-Terpene Adducts from Myrciaria cauliflora

J Nat Prod. 2020 Aug 28;83(8):2410-2415. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00283. Epub 2020 Jul 24.

Abstract

Three rearranged triketone-terpene adducts, myrcaulones A-C (1-3), were isolated from the leaves of Myrciaria cauliflora. Myrcaulones A (1) and B (2) feature a new carbon skeleton with an unprecedented spiro[bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane-2,2'-cyclopenta[b]pyran] core. Myrcaulone C (3) possesses an unusual cyclobuta[6,7]cyclonona[1,2-b]cyclopenta[e]pyran backbone. Their structures with absolute configurations were elucidated by NMR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and electronic circular dichroism calculations. A plausible biogenetic pathway for myrcaulones A-C involving the rearrangement of a triketone unit is also proposed. In addition, myrcaulones A (1) and B (2) exhibited inhibitory effects against tumor necrosis factor-α and nitric oxide generation induced by lipopolysaccharide in RAW 264.7 macrophages.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Ketones / chemistry*
  • Myrtaceae / chemistry*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Spectrum Analysis / methods
  • Terpenes / chemistry*

Substances

  • Ketones
  • Terpenes