Hunzeylanines A-E, Five Bisindole Alkaloids Tethered with a Methylene Group from the Roots of Hunteria zeylanica

J Org Chem. 2020 Aug 21;85(16):10884-10890. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01448. Epub 2020 Aug 11.

Abstract

Five novel bisindole alkaloids, hunzeylanines A-E (1-5), with an unprecedented skeleton were isolated from the roots of Hunteria zeylanica. Compounds 1-5 represent the first examples of akuammine-pleioarpamine-type bisindole alkaloids fused with a dihydropyran unit. Their structures including absolute configurations were established through comprehensive spectroscopic data analyses and computational calculation methods. The plausible biogenetic pathway of 1 was also proposed. Alkaloids 1 and 2 displayed moderate cytotoxicity toward three human cancer cell lines (MDA-MB-231, AV3, and Huh7).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids*
  • Apocynaceae*
  • Humans
  • Indole Alkaloids / pharmacology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Roots
  • Spectrum Analysis

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Indole Alkaloids