Isolation of Fluorescent Benzoxazines with Neuroprotective Activity from the Olive Weevil Pimelocerus perforatus

J Nat Prod. 2022 Dec 23;85(12):2740-2745. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00670. Epub 2022 Oct 21.

Abstract

The weevil Pimelocerus perforatus poses a serious pest problem for olive cultivation in Japan. Two new racemic fluorescent benzoxazines, designated as pimeforazine A ((±)-1) and pimeforazine B ((±)-2), were successfully isolated from P. perforatus. Their structures, including the absolute configurations of their resolved enantiomers, were determined using spectroscopic methods, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and electronic circular dichroism calculations. The neuroprotective activity of the isolated compounds was evaluated against hydrogen peroxide-induced cellular damage in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells. Compounds (±)-1 and (±)-2 exhibited neuroprotective effects.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Benzoxazines / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / pharmacology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Neuroblastoma*
  • Neuroprotective Agents* / chemistry
  • Neuroprotective Agents* / pharmacology
  • Olea*
  • Weevils*

Substances

  • Benzoxazines
  • Neuroprotective Agents
  • Hydrogen Peroxide