Voatriafricanines A and B, Trimeric Vobasine-Aspidosperma-Aspidosperma Alkaloids from Voacanga africana

J Nat Prod. 2021 Oct 22;84(10):2755-2761. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00812. Epub 2021 Sep 26.

Abstract

Voatriafricanines A and B (1 and 2), the first examples of vobasine-aspidosperma-aspidosperma monoterpene trisindole alkaloids, were isolated from the stem barks of Voacanga africana, guided by a molecular networking strategy. Their structures, including absolute configurations, were elucidated by spectroscopic methods and ECD calculations. Compounds 1 and 2 possess intramolecular hydrogen bonding, sufficiently robust to transfer homonuclear and heteronuclear magnetizations. Compound 1 exhibited potent antimycobacterial activity with no discernible cytotoxic activity.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cameroon
  • Indole Alkaloids / isolation & purification
  • Indole Alkaloids / pharmacology*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phytochemicals / isolation & purification
  • Phytochemicals / pharmacology
  • Plant Bark / chemistry
  • Voacanga / chemistry*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Indole Alkaloids
  • Phytochemicals
  • vobasine