Cephaloliverols A and B, two sterol-hybrid meroterpenoids from Cephalotaxus oliveri

Org Biomol Chem. 2022 May 11;20(18):3712-3716. doi: 10.1039/d2ob00370h.

Abstract

Cephaloliverols A (1) and B (2), two meroterpenoids based on a sterol and an abietane diterpene possessing a dioxane ring, were isolated from the twigs and leaves of Cephalotaxus oliveri. Their structures were established by spectroscopic analysis and quantum chemical calculation. 1 and 2 represent the first sterol-hybrid meroditerpenoids. The two compounds and their precursors decreased NO production in a dose-dependent manner in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Abietanes
  • Cephalotaxus* / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Sterols / pharmacology

Substances

  • Abietanes
  • Sterols