Liriogerphines A-D, a Class of Sesquiterpene-Alkaloid Hybrids from the Rare Chinese Tulip Tree Plant

J Org Chem. 2022 May 20;87(10):6927-6933. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00318. Epub 2022 May 5.

Abstract

Liriogerphines A-D (1-4, respectively), an unprecedented class of hybrids of germacranolide-type sesquiterpenoids and aporphine-type alkaloids, were isolated from the rare medicinal plant Liriodendron chinense. Their structures were elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopic analyses combined with electronic circular dichroism calculations and X-ray crystallographic data. Biosynthetically, an aza-Michael addition reaction is proposed to be involved in the assemblies of this class of hybrids. Compound 4 exhibited cytotoxicity against leukemia cells via inducing apoptosis and inhibiting Bcl-2 expression.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids* / chemistry
  • Alkaloids* / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents*
  • China
  • Liriodendron*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Sesquiterpenes* / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes* / pharmacology
  • Trees

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Sesquiterpenes