Xanthone and sesquiterpene derivatives from the fruits of Garcinia scortechinii

The fruits of Garcinia scortechinii afforded 10 new compounds: four caged-tetraprenylated xanthones (scortechinones Q-T, 1-4), four rearranged xanthones (scortechinones U-X, 5-8), and two sesquiterpene derivatives (scortechterpenes A, B, 9, 10), together with 14 known compounds: one sesquiterpene, two biflavonoids, and 11 caged-polyprenylated xanthones. Their structures were elucidated by analysis of spectroscopic data and comparison of the NMR data with those reported previously. All xanthone derivatives were evaluated for antibacterial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.     

苏木的化学成分研究

目的研究苏木Caesalpinia sappan的化学成分。方法采用硅胶、葡聚糖凝胶Sephadex LH-20柱色谱、半制备液相色谱等方法分离纯化,通过理化性质、波谱数据及与对照品共薄层色谱鉴定化合物结构。结果从苏木心材95%乙醇提取物的石油醚萃取部位分离并鉴定了11个化合物,分别为1-羟基-7-甲氧基呫吨酮(1)、2-羟基呫吨酮(2)、1,5-二羟基呫吨酮(3)、1,7-二羟基呫吨酮(4)、大黄酚(5)、木栓酮(6)、熊果酸(7)、β-谷甾醇棕榈酸酯(8)、麦角甾烷-4,6,8(14),22(23)-四烯-3-酮(9)、豆甾醇(10)、β-谷甾醇(11)。结论除化合物10、11外,其余均为首次从该植物中分离得到,其中化合物1～5为首次从云实属植物中分离得到,同时也是该属植物中首次分得的呫吨酮和蒽醌类化合物。     

Sucrose esters and xanthone C-glycosides from the roots of Polygala sibirica.

Six new sucrose esters, sibiricoses A(1)-A(6) (1-6), two new xanthone C-glycosides, sibiricaxanthones A (7) and B (8), and a new acetophenone glycoside, sibiricaphenone (9), were isolated from the roots of Polygala sibirica together with six known glycosides. The structures of new compounds were elucidated on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidence. The structure of the known xanthone glycoside, polygalaxanthone III (10), was revised.     

Tricornoses A-L, oligosaccharide multi-esters from the roots of Polygala tricornis

Twelve new oligosaccharide multi-esters, tricornoses A-L, together with eight known compounds were isolated from the roots of Polygala tricornis. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidence.     

Cytotoxic and NF-κB inhibitory constituents of the stems of Cratoxylum cochinchinense and their semisynthetic analogues

A new caged xanthone (1), a new prenylxanthone (2), seven known xanthones, and a known sterol glucoside were isolated from the stems of Cratoxylum cochinchinense, collected in Vietnam. Compounds 1 and 2 were determined structurally by analysis of their spectroscopic data. In addition, five new (10 and 16-19) and eight known prenylated xanthone derivatives were synthesized from the known compounds α-mangostin (3) and cochinchinone A (6). Several of these substances were found to be cytotoxic toward HT-29 human colon cancer cells, with the most potent being 3,6-di-O-acetyl-α-mangostin (8, ED50, 1.0 μM), which was tested further in an in vivo hollow fiber assay, but found to be inactive at the highest dose used (20 mg/kg; ip). Of the substances evaluated in a NF-κB p65 inhibition assay, 1,3,7-trihydroxy-2,4-diisoprenylxanthone (5) exhibited the most potent activity (IC50, 2.9 μM). In a mitochondrial transmembrane potential assay, two new compounds, 1 (IC50, 3.3 μM) and 10 (IC50, 1.4 μM), and two known compounds, 3 (α-mangostin, IC50, 0.2 μM) and 11 (3,6-di-O-methyl-α-mangostin, IC50, 0.9 μM), were active. A preliminary analogue development study showed that 3,6-diacetylation and 6-benzoylation both slightly increased the cytotoxicity of α-mangostin (3), whereas methylation reduced such activity. In contrast, neither acetylation, benzoylation, nor methylation enhanced the cytotoxicity of cochinchinone A (6).     

Xanthone glycosides from Polygala tenuifolia and their conformational analyses

Seven xanthone glycosides were isolated from the cortexes of Polygala tenuifolia, and their structures were identified as polygalaxanthones VIII-XI (1-4), sibiricoxanthone B (5), 7-O-methylmangiferin (6), and lancerin (7), on the basis of spectroscopic analyses. Compounds 1-4 are new xanthone glycosides, and compounds 4 and 5 exist as rotamers. To explain this phenomenon, conformational analyses were performed on compounds 4 and 5 and other compounds with similar skeletons that were isolated from P. tenuifolia.     

Constituents of the Cuban endemic species Calophyllum pinetorum

A new prenylated xanthone, pinetoxanthone (1), and two new pyranochromanones, pinetoric acid I (2) and pinetoric acid II (3), together with 10 known compounds, namely, the triterpenes friedelin and canophyllol, the xanthone macluraxanthone, the pyranochromanone derivatives calophyllic acid, isocalophyllic acid, calolongic acid, apetalic acid, and isoapetalic acid, and the flavonoids amentoflavone and apigenin, were isolated from the stem bark and leaves of Calophyllum pinetorum, an endemic species in Cuba. The structures of 1-3 were elucidated by spectroscopic methods including 1D and 2D NMR experiments as well as HRESIMS analysis.     

Chemical constituents from Drypetes littoralis.

Chemical investigation of Drypetes littoralis yielded three new tricyclic diterpenes, drypetenones A, B, and C (1--3), and one new xanthone (4). Spectral analyses and chemical correlations established the structures as 10S-12-hydroxy-11-methoxy-13-methylpodocarpa-1,5,8,11,13-pentaene-3,7-dione, (1), 10S-12-hydroxy-11-methoxy-13-methylpodocarpa-5,8,11,13-tetraene-3,7-dione (2), 10S-12-hydroxy-6,11-dimethoxy-13-methylpodocarpa-1,5,8,11,13-pentaene-3,7-dione (3), and 1-hydroxy-7-hydroxymethyl-6-methoxyxanthone (4). Complete (13)C NMR assignment of boehmenan D (5) is also made.     

Sesquiterpene and xanthone derivatives from the sea fan-derived fungus Aspergillus sydowii PSU-F154

Three new sesquiterpenes, named aspergillusenes A and B and (+)-(7S)-7-O-methylsydonic acid, and two new hydrogenated xanthone derivatives, named aspergillusones A and B, were isolated from the sea fan-derived fungus Aspergillus sydowii PSU-F154 together with 10 known compounds. Their structures were identified on the basis of spectroscopic data. The isolated compounds were evaluated for their antioxidant activity.     

卵叶远志地上部分酮类成分研究

目的:系统研究卵叶远志Polygala sibirica地上部分的化学成分.方法:采用各种柱色谱方法进行分离,利用波谱数据鉴定化合物的结构.结果:分离、鉴定了10个化合物,其中6个为(口山)酮类化合物,分别为6-羟基-1,2,3,7-四甲氧基(口山)酮(1);1,2,3,6,7-五甲氧基(口山)酮(2);1,7-二羟基-2,3-亚甲二氧基(口山)酮(3);1,7-二羟基-2,3-二甲氧基(口山)酮(4);1,3,7-三羟基-2-甲氧基(口山)酮(5);1,6,7-三羟基-2,3-二甲氧基(口山)酮(6).此外还分离得到α-菠甾醇(7);α-菠甾醇-3-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(8);角鲨烯(9)和远志糖醇(10).结论:化合物1～10均为首次从本植物中分离得到.     

Microbial O-demethylation, hydroxylation, sulfation, and ribosylation of a xanthone derivative from Halenia elliptica

1-Hydroxy-2,3,5-trimethoxyxanthone (1), one of the major xanthone derivatives isolated from Halenia elliptica, was biotransformed by two fungi, Trichothecium roseum and Paecilomyces marquandii. Transformation of 1 by T. roseumgave 1,5-dihydroxy-2,3-dimethoxyxanthone (2), 5-O-sulfate-1-hydroxy-2,3-dimethoxyxanthone (3), 5-O-sulfate-1-hydroxy-2,3,7-trimethoxyxanthone (4), 5-O-beta-ribofuranosyl-1-hydroxy-2,3-dimethoxyxanthone (5), and 1,5,6-trihydroxy-2,3-dimethoxyxanthone (6). Compound 2 was also formed by P. marquandii. The structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic analyses. Among the five microbial-converted compounds, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are new compounds.     

A New Prenylated Xanthone from Root Barks of Cudrania cochinchinensis

Objective To study the chemical constituents from the root barks of Cudrania cochinchinensis. Methods The chemical constituents were isolated and purified by silica gel column chromatography. The structures of the compounds were identified on the basis of spectral data(MS,1H-NMR,13C-NMR, and 2D NMR) and by the comparison of spectroscopic data with the reported values in the literatures. Results A new xanthone, 1,6,7-trihydroxy-4-(1,1-dimethylallyl)-3-methoxyxanthone(1) and a known prenylated xanthone 1,5,6-trihydroxy-4-(1,1-dimethylallyl)-3-methoxyxanthone(isocudraniaxanthone B, 2) were isolated from the root barks of C. cochinchinensis. Conclusion Compound 1 is a new prenylated xanthone. Isomers 1 and 2 are obtained from this plant for the first time.     

Two new xanthone derivatives from the algicolous marine fungus Wardomyces anomalus

A marine fungal isolate, identified as Wardomyces anomalus, was cultivated and found to produce two new xanthone derivatives, 2,3,6,8-tetrahydroxy-1-methylxanthone (1) and 2,3,4,6,8-pentahydroxy-1-methylxanthone (2), in addition to the known xanthone derivative 3,6,8-trihydroxy-1-methylxanthone (3) and the known fungal metabolite 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furanocarboxylic acid (4). The structures of all compounds were determined on the basis of extensive spectroscopic measurements (1D and 2D NMR, MS, UV, and IR). Compounds 1 and 4 showed significant antioxidant activities. The total extract and 1, 3, and 4 were shown to be inhibitors of p56(lck)tyrosine kinase.     

Artoindonesianin C, a new xanthone derivative from Artocarpus teysmanii

A new xanthone derivative, artoindonesianin C (1), was isolated from Artocarpus teysmanii, together with two known prenylated flavonoids, cycloartobiloxanthone and artonin J. The structure of artoindonesianin C (1) was determined on the basis of MS and NMR evidence and by comparison with known related compounds.     

Xanthones from Gentianella amarella ssp. acuta with acetylcholinesterase and monoamine oxidase inhibitory activities

Two new xanthone glycosides, corymbiferin 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (1) and swertiabisxanthone-I 8'-O-beta- d-glucopyranoside (2), were isolated from Gentianella amarella ssp. acuta, along with eight known xanthones: triptexanthoside C, veratriloside, corymbiferin 1-O-glucoside, swertianolin, norswertianolin, swertiabisxanthone-I, bellidin, and bellidifolin, four of them identified for the first time in G. amarella ssp. acuta. The isolation was conducted mainly by centrifugal partition chromatography, and the structures of the isolated compounds were established on the basis of spectrometric data including 2D NMR and mass spectrometry. Xanthones were weakly active against acetylcholinesterase (AChE), except triptexanthoside C, which inhibited AChE with an IC(50) of 13.8 +/- 1.6 microM. Some compounds were active against monoamine oxidases (MAO): bellidin and bellidifolin showed interesting inhibitory activity of MAO A, while swertianolin, the 8-O-glucopyranoside form of bellidifolin, gave 93.6% inhibition of MAO B activity at 10(-5) M.     

栽培远志中次级代谢物含量变化的影响因素分析

产地与生长年限均为栽培中药中次级代谢物含量变化的主要影响因素。该研究通过建立超高效液相色谱-四级杆-飞行时间质谱及采用多元统计的方法,分析生长年限与产地对栽培远志中次级代谢物含量变化的影响。结果显示:(1)产地因素对栽培远志中次级代谢物含量变化的影响大于生长年限;(2)蔗糖酯类和低聚糖酯类受产地因素影响较大,tenuifoliside B与tenuifoliside C在安国远志中含量较高,3,6'-disinapoyl sucrose,tenuifoliose S,tenuifoliose L及tenuifoliose V则在汾阳远志中含量较高;(3)产地与生长年限均不是口山酮类成分含量变化的主导因素;(4)皂苷类成分受生长年限的因素影响较大,多数皂苷类次级代谢物含量随着生长年限延长有升高趋势。栽培远志中不同次级代谢物受产地与生长年限影响的程度不完全相同,本研究有助于栽培远志的良种选育及远志药材商品规格等级标准的修订。     

Xanthone O-glycosides and benzophenone O-glycosides from the roots of Polygala tricornis

A new benzophenone O-glycoside, tricornoside A, and five new xanthone O-glycosides, tricornosides B-F, were isolated from the roots of Polygala tricornis together with three known glycosides. The structures of new compounds were elucidated on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidence.     

Prenylated benzophenones and xanthones from Hypericum scabrum

Two new polyprenylated benzophenones, a new polyprenylated phloroglucinol, and six new xanthone derivatives were isolated from the aerial parts of the Uzbekistan medicinal plant Hypericum scabrum. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic evidence. The isolated compounds showed moderate cytotoxicity for human tumor cells.     

Phomoxanthones A and B, novel xanthone dimers from the endophytic fungus Phomopsis species

Phomoxanthones A (1) and B (2), two novel xanthone dimers, were isolated from the endophytic fungus Phomopsis sp. BCC 1323. Structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. These compounds exhibited significant in vitro antimalarial and antitubercular activities and cytotoxicity.     

Sesquiterpenes from the red alga Laurencia tristicha

Seven new sesquiterpenes (1-7), together with seven known sesquiterpenes, aplysin (8), aplysinol (9), gossonorol (10), 7,10-epoxy-ar-bisabol-11-ol (11), 10-epi-7,10-epoxy-ar-bisabol-11-ol (12), johnstonol (13), and laurebiphenyl (14), have been isolated from the red alga Laurencia tristicha. The structures of new compounds were established as laur-11-en-2,10-diol (1), laur-11-en-10-ol (2), laur-11-en-1,10-diol (3), 4-bromo-1,10-epoxylaur-11-ene (4), cyclolauren-2-ol (5), laurentristich-4-ol (6), and ar-bisabol-9-en-7,11-diol (7) by means of spectroscopic methods including IR, HRMS, and 1D and 2D NMR techniques. Compound 6 possessed a novel rearranged skeleton. All compounds were tested against several human cancer cell lines including lung adenocarcinoma (A549), stomach cancer (BGC-823), hepatoma (Bel 7402), colon cancer (HCT-8), and HELA cell lines. Laurebiphenyl (14) showed moderate cytotoxicity against all tested cell lines, with IC(50) values of 1.68, 1.22, 1.91, 1.77, and 1.61 microg/mL, respectively. Other compounds were inactive (IC(50) > 10 microg/mL).