Eugeniifoline, a Pentacyclic Indole Alkaloid from Leuconotis eugeniifolia, and Configurational Revision of Synthetic Eugeniifoline Isolated from a Diversity-Enhanced Extract

J Nat Prod. 2023 Jan 27;86(1):232-236. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00731. Epub 2023 Jan 18.

Abstract

Eugeniifoline (1), a pentacyclic indole alkaloid with a five-membered ring E, was isolated for the first time as a natural product from the stem-bark extract of Leuconotis eugeniifolia. Eugeniifoline (1) was previously reported as a synthetic product from a diversity-enhanced extract, but with the configuration at C-21 reported as S (1a). The configuration at C-21 was revised to R as shown in 1, based on the NOE data, GIAO NMR calculations, and DP4+ probability analysis, as well as the TDDFT-ECD method.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Apocynaceae* / chemistry
  • Indole Alkaloids* / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Extracts

Substances

  • Indole Alkaloids
  • Plant Extracts