Harpertrioate A, an A,B,D- seco-Limonoid with Promising Biological Activity against Alzheimer's Disease from Twigs of Harrisonia perforata (Blanco) Merr

Org Lett. 2021 Jan 15;23(2):262-267. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03460. Epub 2020 Dec 7.

Abstract

Harpertrioate A (1), an A,B,D-seco-limonoid with a rearranged ring B incorporating exocyclic C-30, was isolated from the EtOAc extract of Harrisonia perforata twigs. Its structure, including absolute configurations, was determined on the basis of spectroscopic data and X-ray crystallography. This compound exhibited biological activities against Alzheimer's disease by reducing Aβ42 and Aβ40 production and shifting APP processing toward nonamyloidogenic pathway. The effect of 1 on the Aβ production was comparable to that of gemfibrozil.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease / physiopathology*
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / chemistry
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / immunology*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Humans
  • Limonins / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Simaroubaceae / chemistry*
  • Spectrum Analysis

Substances

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Limonins