Stable Catechol Keto Tautomers in Cytotoxic Heterodimeric Cyclic Diarylheptanoids from the Seagrass Zostera marina

Org Lett. 2021 Sep 17;23(18):7134-7138. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02537. Epub 2021 Sep 7.

Abstract

Two diarylheptanoid heterodimers, zosterabisphenones A (1) and B (2), were isolated from the seagrass Zostera marina. They feature unprecedented catechol keto tautomers, stable because of steric constraints. Their structure elucidation was based on extensive low-temperature NMR studies and ECD and MS data, with the essential aid of DFT prediction of NMR and ECD spectra. Zosterabisphenone B (2) was selectively cytotoxic against the adenocarcinoma colon cancer cell line HCT116 with IC50 3.6 ± 1.1 μM at 48 h.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catechols / chemistry*
  • Diarylheptanoids / chemistry*
  • Isomerism
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Zosteraceae / chemistry*

Substances

  • Catechols
  • Diarylheptanoids