Secoiridoids and Iridoids from Morinda asteroscepa

J Nat Prod. 2020 Sep 25;83(9):2641-2646. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00447. Epub 2020 Aug 27.

Abstract

The new 2,3-secoiridoids morisecoiridoic acids A (1) and B (2), the new iridoid 8-acetoxyepishanzilactone (3), and four additional known iridoids (4-7) were isolated from the leaf and stem bark methanol extracts of Morinda asteroscepa using chromatographic methods. The structure of shanzilactone (4) was revised. The purified metabolites were identified using NMR spectroscopic and mass spectrometric techniques, with the absolute configuration of 1 having been established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crude leaf extract (10 μg/mL) and compounds 1-3 and 5 (10 μM) showed mild antiplasmodial activities against the chloroquine-sensitive malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum (3D7).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antimalarials / pharmacology
  • Iridoids / chemistry*
  • Iridoids / pharmacology
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Morinda / chemistry*
  • Plant Bark / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Plasmodium falciparum / drug effects
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Antimalarials
  • Iridoids
  • Plant Extracts