Lycojapomines A-E: Lycopodium Alkaloids with Anti-Renal Fibrosis Potential from Lycopodium japonicum

Org Lett. 2022 Jul 1;24(25):4684-4688. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01877. Epub 2022 Jun 20.

Abstract

Five Lycopodium alkaloids featuring novel C17N2 (1 and 2), C29N3 (3 and 4), and C15N2 (5) skeletons were isolated from Lycopodium japonicum. Compound 1 is the first natural product containing a 3-aza[3.3.3]propellane motif. The structures of these compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis, X-ray crystallography, and computational methods. Compounds 1 and 3-5 significantly inhibited TGF-β1-induced fibronectin deposition in HK-2 cells at a nontoxic concentration of 20 μM.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids* / chemistry
  • Alkaloids* / pharmacology
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Fibrosis
  • Lycopodium* / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure

Substances

  • Alkaloids