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Yang G, Liu C, Chen P, Jiao S, Sun J, Liang Y, Cui L, Wang T, Gao X, Zhang Q, Chai X. Novel lignans from Syringa pinnatifolia and protective effect against H 2O 2-induced oxidative injury through regulating the expression of Nrf2/HO-1 in H9c2 cells. Bioorg Chem 2024; 152:107732. [PMID: 39178702 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2024] [Revised: 07/27/2024] [Accepted: 08/15/2024] [Indexed: 08/26/2024]
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Phytochemical analysis of the peeled stems of Syringa pinnatifolia Hemsl. led to the discovery of 13 undescribed lignans, namely helanols A and B (1 and 2) and alashanenols W-G1 (3-13), as well as four known analogues, of which helanols A and B were lignans with novel skeleton of α-β' linkage. The structures were unambiguously established by extensive spectroscopic analyses, NMR calculations, ECD calculations, and single crystal X-ray crystallography. Five lignans (1, 2, 5, 11 and 13) exhibited a moderate protective effect against H2O2-induced oxidative injuries in H9c2 cells with the protective rates of 11.3-20.6 % at the concentration of 0.3-20 μM, while the positive control quercetin showed protective rates of 58.7 % at 10 μM. Further mechanism investigation suggested that 1 and 2 exerted the protective effect by regulating the expression of Nrf2/HO-1.
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- Guodong Yang
- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, PR China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, PR China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, PR China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, PR China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, PR China; Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources and Ethnic Minority Medicine, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, PR China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, PR China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, PR China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, PR China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs and Department of Natural Medicines, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, PR China.
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, PR China; Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources and Ethnic Minority Medicine, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, PR China.
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Zhang H, You Y, Xu J, Jiang H, Jiang J, Su Z, Chao Z, Du Q, He F. New sesquiterpenes and viridin derivatives from Penicillium sp. Ameliorates NAFLD by regulating the PINK1/Parkin mitophagy pathway. Bioorg Chem 2024; 151:107656. [PMID: 39047333 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2024] [Revised: 07/08/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Fungi from the plant rhizosphere microbiome are considered an important source of bioactive novel natural compounds. In this study, three new sesquiterpenes, penisterpenoids A-C (1-3), and three new viridin derivatives, peniviridiols A-C (4-6), along with twenty one known compounds (7-27), were isolated from the rhizosphere fungus Penicillium sp. SMU0102 of medicinal plant Bupleurum chinense DC. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis. The absolute configurations of compounds 1-6 were determined by experimental and calculated ECD spectra, DP4 + probability analysis, modified Mosher's method, and X-ray crystallography. All new compounds were screened for their cytotoxic and lipid-lowering activities in vitro. Among them, compound 1 (20 μM) remarkably alleviated lipid accumulation both in FFA-induced LO2 cells and TAA-induced zebrafish NAFLD models. Furthermore, compound 1 enhanced ATP production and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), suppressed reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation, restored mitochondrial structure, and induced autophagosome formation. Moreover, compound 1 significantly upregulated the expression of representative proteins for the mitochondrial homeostasis, including OPA1, DRP1, MFF, and Fis1, as well as mitophagy representative proteins PINK1, Parkin, and P62. Further mechanistic investigations indicated that compound 1 primarily alleviated lipid accumulation through selective activation of the PINK1/Parkin mitophagy signaling pathway.
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- Hang Zhang
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine for Qingzhi Diseases, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine for Qingzhi Diseases, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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Pan XG, Li XX, Xia CY, Yin WF, Ding K, Zuo GY, Wang MN, Zhang WK, He J, Xu JK. New polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols with antidepressant activities from Hypericum perforatum L. Bioorg Chem 2024; 151:107657. [PMID: 39053099 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Six new polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols (PPAPs), hyperidiones A-F (1-6), were obtained from Hypericum perforatum L. Their structures were characterized via extensive spectroscopic analyses, the circular dichroism data of the in situ formed [Mo2(OCOCH3)4] complexes, the nuclear magnetic resonance calculation with DP4 + probability analysis, and the calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra. Compounds 1-6 are bicyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols with a major bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-2,4,9-trione skeleton. Notably, compound 1 is a rare PPAP with a hydroperoxy group, and a plausible biosynthetic pathway for 1 was proposed. Compounds 4 and 6 exhibited significant neuroprotective effects under 10 μM against corticosterone (CORT)-injured SH-SY5Y cells. Furthermore, compound 4 demonstrated a noteworthy antidepressant effect at the dose of 5 mg/kg in the tail suspension test (TST) of mice, which was equivalent to 5 mg/kg of fluoxetine. And it potentially exerted an antidepressant effect through the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.
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- Xue-Ge Pan
- School of Life Sciences & School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China; Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences & Department of Pharmacy, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences & School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences & Department of Pharmacy, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences & School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences & Department of Pharmacy, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences & School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences & School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences & Department of Pharmacy, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences & Department of Pharmacy, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Life Sciences & School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China.
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Xu C, Yu X, Wang G, You S, Zhu L, Liu Y, Zhang N, Wang Z, Liu B, Zhang W. Affinity ultrafiltration based metabolomic profiling directed discovery novel butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors from Uncaria sessilifructus. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 277:134179. [PMID: 39084425 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.134179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2024] [Revised: 07/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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The butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) is an attractive target for treating Alzheimer's disease. In this study, we report the discovery of five new monoterpene indole alkaloids (MIAs) along with three known analogues from Uncaria sessilifructus Roxb. as BChE inhibitors using affinity ultrafiltration based metabolomic profiling directed isolation strategy. Their structures were well identified through comprehensive spectroscopic and chiroptical analyses. Compounds 1-2 featured unique glycosidic linkages with 1,3-dioxane structure. All the compounds exhibited BChE inhibitory bioactivity without any cytotoxic effects. Enzymatic kinetic and molecular docking analyses of compounds 1 and 6 demonstrated their inhibiting mechanisms and binding patterns to BChE. These findings provide a valuable workflow for efficiently screening ligands that bind to proteins, and scientific recognition in the discovery of BChE inhibitors for treating neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Chang Xu
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China
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- School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, People's Republic of China; The Key Research Laboratory of "Exploring Effective Substance in Classic and Famous Prescriptions of Traditional Chinese Medicine", The State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, People's Republic of China; The Key Research Laboratory of "Exploring Effective Substance in Classic and Famous Prescriptions of Traditional Chinese Medicine", The State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, People's Republic of China.
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Wang C, Zhang J, Jin T, Shi X, Wang M, Zhang W, Zong Y, Li G, Li P. Sarcoeleganolides H-K, new anti-thrombotic cembranes from soft coral Sarcophyton elegans. Nat Prod Res 2024; 38:3597-3604. [PMID: 37706449 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2258436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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Chemical investigation of soft coral the Sarcophyton elegans collected from the South China Sea led to the identification of four new cembranes, namely sarcoeleganolides H-K (1-4). Their structures and absolute configurations were established by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy, quantum chemical calculations of NMR chemical shifts and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) data analysis. Moreover, compound 2 exhibited moderate anti-thrombotic activity in zebrafish.
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- Cili Wang
- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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Kiganda I, Wieske LHE, Nchiozem-Ngnitedem VA, Chalo D, Umereweneza D, Ndakala A, Herrebout W, Xiong R, Karpiński TM, Yenesew A, Erdelyi M. Antimicrobial Dihydroflavonols and Isoflavans Isolated from the Root Bark of Dalbergia gloveri. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2024; 87:2263-2271. [PMID: 39255387 PMCID: PMC11443528 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2024] [Revised: 08/28/2024] [Accepted: 08/29/2024] [Indexed: 09/12/2024]
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Three new dihydroflavonols, gloverinols A-C (1-3), a new flavon-3-ol, gloverinol D (4), two new isoflavans, gloveriflavan A (5) and B (6), and seven known compounds were isolated from the root bark of Dalbergia gloveri. The structures of the isolates were elucidated by using NMR, ECD, and HRESIMS data analyses. Among the isolated compounds, gloverinol B (2), gloveriflavan B (6), and 1-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-propanone (10) were the most active against Staphylococcus aureus, with MIC values of 9.2, 18.4, and 14.2 μM, respectively.
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- Ivan Kiganda
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, P.O. BOX 30197, 30197-00100 Nairobi, Kenya
- Department
of Chemistry − BMC, Uppsala University, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry − BMC, Uppsala University, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Biology, University of Nairobi, P.O. BOX 30197, 30197-00100 Nairobi, Kenya
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- Departmnet
of Chemistry, College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, P.O. Box 3900, Kigali, Rwanda
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, P.O. BOX 30197, 30197-00100 Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department
of Chemistry − BMC, Uppsala University, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Medical Microbiology, Poznań University
of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 10, 60-806 Poznań, Poland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, P.O. BOX 30197, 30197-00100 Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department
of Chemistry − BMC, Uppsala University, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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Hai P, Jia H, Luo Z, Fan H, He Y, Li X, Lin P, Zhang Q, Gao Y, Yang J. Meroterpenoids with anti-triple negative breast cancer and antimicrobial activities from Arnebia euchroma. Fitoterapia 2024; 179:106234. [PMID: 39332506 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2024.106234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2024] [Revised: 09/14/2024] [Accepted: 09/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/29/2024]
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Two new meroterpenoids, arneuchrols A and B (1 and 2), together with twelve known analogs (3-14) were isolated from the root of Arnebia euchroma. The structures of 1 and 2 including their absolute configurations were elucidated by NMR, HRESIMS, and DFT calculation of their NMR and ECD data. The structure of pseudoshikonin I, firstly isolated from Lithospermi radix was revised as shikonofuran E (4). Anti-triple negative breast cancer (anti-TNBC) and antimicrobial activities of the isolated compounds were tested. Compounds 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 13 exhibited potent inhibitory activity against TNBC (MDA-MB-231 cells) with IC50 values in the range of 0.18-4.58 μM. Compound 10 displayed antifungal activity against five plant pathogenic fungi with MIC values in the range of 6.25-25 μg/mL. Compound 9 exhibited antibacterial activity against Micrococcus lysodeikticus with MIC value of 12.5 μg/mL.
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- Ping Hai
- Faculty of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin 644000, China
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- Faculty of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin 644000, China; Evaluation and Research Center of Daodi Herbs of Jiangxi Province, Ganjiang New District 330000, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Evaluation and Research Center of Daodi Herbs of Jiangxi Province, Ganjiang New District 330000, China
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- Faculty of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin 644000, China; Key Lab of Process Analysis and Control of Sichuan Universities, Yibin 644000, Sichuan, China
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- Faculty of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin 644000, China
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- Faculty of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin 644000, China
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- Faculty of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin 644000, China.
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- Faculty of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin 644000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China; Evaluation and Research Center of Daodi Herbs of Jiangxi Province, Ganjiang New District 330000, China.
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Lin DS, Späth G, Meng Z, Wieske LHE, Farès C, Fürstner A. Total Synthesis of the Norcembranoid Scabrolide B and Its Transformation into Sinuscalide C, Ineleganolide, and Horiolide. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:24250-24256. [PMID: 39167047 PMCID: PMC11378282 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c09467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
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It was recognized only recently that the sister norcembranoids scabrolides A and B have notably different carbotricyclic scaffolds. Therefore, our synthesis route leading to scabrolide A could not be extended to its sibling. Rather, a conceptually new approach had to be devised that relied on a challenging intramolecular alkenylation of a ketone to forge the congested central cycloheptene ring at the bridgehead enone site; the required cyclization precursor was attained by a lanthanide-catalyzed Mukaiyama-Michael addition. The dissonant 1,4-oxygenation pattern was then installed by allylic rearrangement/oxidation of the enone, followed by suprafacial 1,3-transposition. Synthetic scabrolide B was transformed into sinuscalide C by dehydration and into ineleganolide by base-mediated isomerization/oxa-Michael addition, which has potential biosynthetic implications; under basic conditions, the latter compound converts into horiolide by an intricate biomimetic cascade.
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- Davy S Lin
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470 Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470 Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470 Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470 Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470 Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470 Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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Lu D, Jiang P, Wang Y, Li Y, Naseem A, Mohammed Algradi A, Pan J, Guan W, Wu J, Kuang H, Yang B, Liu Y. Undescribed steroidal alkaloids from the bulbs of Fritillaria ussuriensis Maxim and their anti-inflammatory activities. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2024; 225:114172. [PMID: 38834130 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2024.114172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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In total, 16 undescribed steroidal alkaloids (1-16), along with nine known ones (17-25), were isolated from the bulbs of Fritillaria ussuriensis Maxim. Among the undescribed compounds mentioned, compounds 1-6, 8 bearing an 16β-hydroxy substituent, as well as compounds 13 and 14 exhibited an unusual seven-membered skeleton. Their structures were established based on extensive spectroscopic analyses, including HRESIMS and NMR (1D and 2D), and comparison with the data reported in the literature. Furthermore, all the compounds were evaluated for their anti-inflammatory effect on the NO production of LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. Compounds 1, 4, 11, 15, 22 and 24 could significantly inhibit NO production with IC50 values below 10 μM.
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- Dongxv Lu
- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao (Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, PR China.
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Tan Z, Chen C, Chen L, Zeng J, Zhang W, Xu J, He X, Wang Y. Cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory polyacetylenes from Tridax procumbens L. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2024; 225:114191. [PMID: 38901625 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2024.114191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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Herein, 17 previously undescribed polyacetylenes and 9 known ones were isolated from Tridax procumbens L. Their structures were identified using spectroscopic techniques (NMR, UV, IR, MS and optical rotation), the modified Mosher method, electronic circular dichroism (ECD) data and ECD calculation. The cytotoxicity of polyacetylenes on six human tumour cell lines (K562, K562/ADR, AGS, MGC-803, SPC-A-1 and MDA-MB-231) was evaluated. (3S,10R)-tridaxin B (2a), (3S,10S)-tridaxin B (2b) and tridaxin F (8) demonstrated substantial cytotoxic effects against the K562 cell line, with half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values of 2.62, 14.43 and 17.91 μM, respectively. Cell and nucleus morphology assessments and Western blot analysis confirmed that the cytotoxicity of the three polyacetylenes on K562 cells was mediated through a dose-dependent apoptosis pathway. Furthermore, (3S,10R)-tridaxin A (1a) and tridaxin G (9) exhibited considerable inhibitory effects on lipopolysaccharide-stimulated nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 macrophages, with IC50 values of 15.92 and 20.35 μM, respectively. Further investigations revealed that 9 exerted anti-inflammatory activities by impeding the nuclear translocation of NF-κB and down-regulating the expression of pro-inflammatory factors, including those of iNOS, COX-2, IL-1β and IL-6, in a concentration-dependent manner. The study provides evidence that polyacetylenes from T. procumbens may serve as a potential source of anti-tumour or anti-inflammatory agents for treating related diseases.
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- Zhiqiao Tan
- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Bulcock BW, Chen R, Lacey E, Chooi YH, Flematti GR. Ether-Diol Ambiguity: An Inconspicuous Issue in the Structure Elucidation of Oxygenated Natural Products. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2024; 87:2101-2109. [PMID: 39129216 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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Tertiary and allylic hydroxyl groups readily eliminate water during positive ion mode mass spectrometry and may show similar NMR spectra to their corresponding ethers. In a routine structure elucidation workflow, these factors can cause researchers to incorrectly assign diol moieties as ethers or vice versa, leading to inaccurate chemical structures. After facing this problem during our work on oxygenated sesquiterpenoids from a Fusarium sp. fungal strain, we became aware of this challenging issue. We examined the literature for oxygenated natural products bearing these functional groups, and with the aid of density functional calculations of NMR chemical shifts, we now report the structures of 15 natural products that should be revised. We further establish that derivatizing sub-micromolar amounts of alcohols to their sulfates can be used to distinguish these from their corresponding ethers using liquid chromatography negative ion mode mass spectrometry. Finally, we isolated lignoren/cyclonerodiol from the Fusarium sp. culture extract and supported its revised identity as cyclonerodiol using this sulfation approach. Our results suggest that ether-diol ambiguity could be a prevalent issue affecting the structure elucidation of oxygenated natural products and highlight the importance of using complementary techniques, such as sulfation with LC-(-)-ESI-MS or density functional calculations of NMR chemical shifts.
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- Brodie W Bulcock
- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- Microbial Screening Technologies Pty. Ltd., Smithfield, NSW 2164, Australia
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- Microbial Screening Technologies Pty. Ltd., Smithfield, NSW 2164, Australia
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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Cuadrado C, Cen-Pacheco F, Daranas AH. Computationally Assisted Analysis of NMR Chemical Shifts as a Tool in Conformational Analysis. Org Lett 2024; 26:6529-6534. [PMID: 38888989 PMCID: PMC11320654 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2024] [Revised: 06/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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A key to understanding the properties of functional molecules is to determine their conformation in solution. A conformational analysis procedure that relies on quantum mechanical calculations and the widely used DP4+ probability was evaluated to decipher the structural information encoded in NMR chemical shifts. The results underscore the potential utility of using NMR chemical shifts in advancing conformational analysis studies of complex molecules in solution.
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- Cristina Cuadrado
- Instituto
de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología del CSIC (IPNA-CSIC), La Laguna, 38206 Tenerife, Spain
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- Faculty
of Bioanalysis, Iturbide s/n, Veracruz University, 91700 Veracruz, Veracruz, México
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- Instituto
de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología del CSIC (IPNA-CSIC), La Laguna, 38206 Tenerife, Spain
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Sternberg U, Tichotová MC, Tučková L, Ešnerová A, Hanus J, Baszczyňski O, Procházková E. Extending molecular dynamics with dipolar NMR tensors as constraints to chiral phosphorus compounds. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:20814-20819. [PMID: 39044477 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp02401j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/25/2024]
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Molecular dynamics with orientational constraints (MDOC) simulations use NMR parameters as tensorial constraints in the stereochemical analysis of small molecules. 13C-31P Residual dipolar couplings-aided MDOC simulations of small phosphorus molecules determined the relative configurations of rigid molecules after including 3JH-H-couplings as additional constraints. However, flexible molecules remain a problem.
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- Ulrich Sternberg
- COSMOS-Software, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Postfach 3640, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague 166 10, Czech Republic.
- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague 128 43, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague 166 10, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague 128 43, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague 166 10, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague 166 10, Czech Republic.
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague 128 43, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague 166 10, Czech Republic.
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Huang X, Xu N, Liu Z, Li H, Lu H, Li J. Chemical Composition of Achillea millefolium L. and Their Anti-Inflammatory Activity. Chem Biodivers 2024; 21:e202400946. [PMID: 38869958 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202400946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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A new monoterpene, (-)-10-hydroxydihydroactinidiolide (1), along with two known monoterpenes, loliolide (2) and (+)-isololiolide (3), three known megastigmanes, 3α-hydroxy-5β,6β-epoxy-β-ionone (4), 3α-hydroxy-5α,6α-epoxy-β-ionone (5), and (+)-dehydrovomifoliol (6), a eudesmane-type sesquiterpene, 4α-hydroxy-4β-methyldihydrocostol (7), a monoterpene, 8-hydroxycarvotanacetone (8), two flavonoids, chrysoeriol (9) and apigenin (10), and a phenylpropanoid, 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-propanol (11), were isolated from the whole plant of Achillea millefolium. The structure of compound 1 was identified according to spectroscopic data of HRMS and NMR, and its absolute configuration was assigned by 13C NMR calculations with DP4+ probability analyses and ECD calculations. The absolute configuration of compound 6 was determined by ECD calculations. Compounds 3, 6, 9 and 10 could dose-dependently inhibit the NO release in LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells.
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- Xinge Huang
- State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Key Laboratory of Plants Resources and Chemistry of Arid Zone, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, South Beijing Road 40-1, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Key Laboratory of Plants Resources and Chemistry of Arid Zone, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, South Beijing Road 40-1, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Key Laboratory of Plants Resources and Chemistry of Arid Zone, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, South Beijing Road 40-1, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Key Laboratory of Plants Resources and Chemistry of Arid Zone, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, South Beijing Road 40-1, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Key Laboratory of Plants Resources and Chemistry of Arid Zone, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, South Beijing Road 40-1, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Key Laboratory of Plants Resources and Chemistry of Arid Zone, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, South Beijing Road 40-1, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, PR China
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Martins LMOS, Souto FT, Hoye TR, Alvarenga ES. Deciphering molecular structures: NMR spectroscopy and quantum mechanical insights of halogenated 4H-Chromenediones. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2024; 62:583-598. [PMID: 38557999 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.5445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Sesquiterpene lactones (SL) represent a class of secondary metabolites found in the Asteraceae family, notable for their unique structures. The SL α-santonin (1) and its derivatives are worthy of mention due to their diverse biological properties. Additionally, 4H-chromenes and 4H-chromones are appealing frameworks holding the capability to be used as structural motifs for new drugs. Furthermore, unambiguous structural elucidation is crucial for developing novel compounds for diverse applications. In this context, it is common to find in the literature molecules erroneously assigned. Therefore, the use of quantum mechanical calculations to simulate NMR chemical shifts has emerged as a valuable strategy. In this work, we conceived the synthesis of two halogenated 4H-chromenediones derived from photosantonic acid (2), a photoproduct arising from irradiation of α-santonin (1) in the ultraviolet region. The structure of the chlorinated and brominated products was determined by NMR analysis, with the aid of quantum mechanical calculations at the B3LYP/6-311 + G(2d,p)//M062x/6-31 + G(d,p) level of theory. All analyses were in agreement and led to the assignment of the brominated 4H-chromene-2,7-dione as (3S,3aS,5aR,9bS)-5a-(2-bromopropan-2-yl)-3-methyl-3,3a,5,5a,8,9b-hexahydro-4H-furo[2,3-f]chromene-2,7-dione (11b) and of the chlorinated 4H-chromene-2,7-dione as (3S,3aS,5aR,9bS)-5a-(2-chloropropan-2-yl)-3-methyl-3,3a,5,5a,8,9b-hexahydro-4H-furo[2,3-f]chromene-2,7-dione (12b). The diastereoselectivities of the reactions were explained based on products and intermediates formation energy calculated using B3LYP/6-31 + G(d,p) as the level of theory. Structures 11b and 12b were identified as the thermodynamic and kinetic products of the reaction among all candidates. Consequently, the strategy utilized in this study is robust and successfully illustrates the use of quantum mechanical calculations in the structural elucidation of new compounds with potential applications as novel drugs or products.
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- Lucas M O S Martins
- Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
- Chemistry Institute, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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Tokizaki T, Kanehara R, Maeda H, Tanaka K, Hashimoto M. Highly Functionalized Spirobisnaphthalenes from Roussoella sp. KT4147. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2024; 87:1798-1807. [PMID: 39018435 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/19/2024]
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Highly functionalized spirobisnaphthalenes, preussomerins N (1) and O (2), and simpler compounds, such as 2,3-α-epoxypalmarumycin CP18 (3), 3α-hydroxy-CJ-12,372 (4), and 16 known structurally related congeners, were isolated from a culture broth of Roussoella sp. KT4147. Structural analysis revealed that 1 was a dimer of preussomerin G (6), connected by a nitrogen atom, and 2 was a derivative of 6 with a macommelin substructure. Preussomerin N (1) was considered to be biosynthetically derived via the Michael-type 1,4-addition of ammonia to 6, followed by another Michael addition to another molecule of 6. Contrarily, 2 was suggested to be derived through an endo-Diels-Alder cycloaddition between a diene derived from the (E)-enol form of macommelinal via an ene-reaction and dienophile 6. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibited potent cytotoxicity against COLO-201 human colorectal cancer cells.
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- Taichiro Tokizaki
- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8561, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8561, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8561, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8561, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8561, Japan
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Hashimoto K, Maeda H, Hashimoto M. Stereoselective Preparation of the Tricyclic Hexasubstituted Spirocyclopropane Core of Cyclohelminthol X. Org Lett 2024; 26:5873-5876. [PMID: 38656100 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c00203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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This study focused on synthesizing the tricyclic hexasubstituted spirocyclopropane-core framework 2 of cyclohelminthol X (1), an antifungal cytotoxin isolated from Helminthosporium velutinum yone96 in a stereoselective manner. The synthesis features an SN2-type cyclopropanation of the quaternary chloride 23 generated via a retro-Michael-type ring-opening reaction of an 8-azatricyclo[4.3.0.12,5]deca-3,7,9-trione derivative 22. The successful synthesis confirmed the structure of 1, resolving the ambiguity from the absence of X-ray crystallographic analysis. The prepared models exhibited potent cytotoxicity.
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- Kazuki Hashimoto
- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan
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Zhu Y, Chen L, Zeng J, Xu J, Hu H, He X, Wang Y. Six new phenylpropanoids from Kaempferia galanga L. and their anti-inflammatory activity. Fitoterapia 2024; 176:106028. [PMID: 38768796 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2024.106028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Kaempferia galanga L. is an aromatic medicinal plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. Its rhizome has been widely used as traditional Chinese medicine and a flavor spice for a long time. In this study, six previously undescribed phenylpropanoids, including four [2+2]-cycloaddition-derived cyclobutane natural products (1-4), and two phenylpropanoids (5-6) were isolated from the rhizomes of K. galanga L. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, NMR calculation, and ECD spectra calculation. These cyclobutane derivatives were isolated from K. galanga for the first time. Furthermore, compounds 1-6 were evaluated for the potential inhibitory activities on NO production and NF-κB nuclear translocation in LPS-triggered RAW 264.7 macrophages. The results showed that the isolated compounds have a moderate anti-inflammatory activity measured on their potency to inhibit NO production and the expression of iNOS and COX-2. Additionally, compound 2 effectively suppressed NF-κB nuclear translocation at a concentration of 40 μM.
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- Yunfang Zhu
- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Humanwell Healthcare Group Co., Ltd, Wuhan 430000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Mi Y, Han X, Yu X, Li L, Tang X, Li G. Sarcocinerenolides A, an open-loop decarbonizing cembranolide, and sarcocinerenolides B-I, eight polyoxygenated cembranolides with anti-thrombotic activity from the South China Sea soft coral Sarcophyton cinereum. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2024; 223:114109. [PMID: 38697239 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2024.114109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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A previously undescribed open-loop decarbonizing cembranolide, sarcocinerenolide A, and eight undescribed cembranolides, sarcocinerenolides B-I, characterized by poly-membered oxygen ring fragments were isolated from the soft coral Sarcophyton cinereum collected from the South China Sea. The structures and absolute configurations of these previously undescribed compounds were precisely determined by analysis of NMR data, DP4+ and ECD spectra. The bioactivities of the compounds were evaluated using zebrafish models and sarcocinerenolides C and H exhibited anti-thrombotic activity.
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- Yue Mi
- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, PR China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, PR China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, PR China; Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266235, PR China.
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Nigro M, Sánchez-Moreno I, Benito-Arenas R, Valino AL, Iribarren AM, Veiga N, García-Junceda E, Lewkowicz ES. Synthesis of Chiral Acyclic Pyrimidine Nucleoside Analogues from DHAP-Dependent Aldolases. Biomolecules 2024; 14:750. [PMID: 39062466 PMCID: PMC11274987 DOI: 10.3390/biom14070750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2024] [Revised: 06/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP)-dependent aldolases catalyze the aldol addition of DHAP to a variety of aldehydes and generate compounds with two stereocenters. This reaction is useful to synthesize chiral acyclic nucleosides, which constitute a well-known class of antiviral drugs currently used. In such compounds, the chirality of the aliphatic chain, which mimics the open pentose residue, is crucial for activity. In this work, three DHAP-dependent aldolases: fructose-1,6-biphosphate aldolase from rabbit muscle, rhanmulose-1-phosphate aldolase from Thermotoga maritima, and fuculose-1-phosphate aldolase from Escherichia coli, were used as biocatalysts. Aldehyde derivatives of thymine and cytosine were used as acceptor substrates, generating new acyclic nucleoside analogues containing two new stereocenters with conversion yields between 70% and 90%. Moreover, structural analyses by molecular docking were carried out to gain insights into the diasteromeric excess observed.
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- Mariano Nigro
- Laboratorio de Biotransformaciones y Química de Ácidos Nucleicos, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Bernal 1876, Argentina; (M.N.); (A.L.V.); (A.M.I.)
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- Departamento de Química Bio-Orgánica, Instituto de Química Orgánica General, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28006 Madrid, Spain; (I.S.-M.); (R.B.-A.)
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- Departamento de Química Bio-Orgánica, Instituto de Química Orgánica General, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28006 Madrid, Spain; (I.S.-M.); (R.B.-A.)
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- Laboratorio de Biotransformaciones y Química de Ácidos Nucleicos, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Bernal 1876, Argentina; (M.N.); (A.L.V.); (A.M.I.)
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- Laboratorio de Biotransformaciones y Química de Ácidos Nucleicos, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Bernal 1876, Argentina; (M.N.); (A.L.V.); (A.M.I.)
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- Química Inorgánica, Departamento Estrella Campos, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República (UdelaR), Av. Gral. Flores 2124, Montevideo 11800, Uruguay;
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- Departamento de Química Bio-Orgánica, Instituto de Química Orgánica General, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28006 Madrid, Spain; (I.S.-M.); (R.B.-A.)
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- Laboratorio de Biotransformaciones y Química de Ácidos Nucleicos, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Bernal 1876, Argentina; (M.N.); (A.L.V.); (A.M.I.)
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Müller DS, Charki P, Cordier M, Gellrich U. Utilization of 13C NMR Carbon Shifts for the Attribution of Diastereomers in Methyl-Substituted Cyclohexanes. J Org Chem 2024; 89:8668-8675. [PMID: 38856090 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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In this report, we address the challenge of assigning diastereomers for methyl cyclohexanes, particularly those with quaternary centers, which remains nontrivial despite modern NMR techniques. By utilizing a HSQC NMR experiment to identify methyl-carbons coupled with a simple conformational analysis, we identified an effective and quite general method for assigning stereochemistry, even in cases where diastereomeric mixtures are inseparable.
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- Daniel S Müller
- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes)-UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes)-UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes)-UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 30, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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Martorano LH, Ribeiro CMR, Valverde AL, Dos Santos Junior FM, Sarotti AM. An Integrated ANN-PRA/DP4+ Tandem Computational Approach Contributing to the Ordering of the Heliannuol Family. J Org Chem 2024; 89:8937-8950. [PMID: 38848463 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2024]
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Heliannuols are a unique class of sesquiterpenes isolated mostly from Helianthus annuus, commonly known as sunflower. The interesting allelopathic properties, combined with their unprecedented carbon skeletons, have drawn wide attention to phytochemistry and synthetic groups. So far, 14 heliannuols (heliannuols A-N) have been described in the literature, although some of them have not yet been validated by total synthesis. Moreover, the structural proposal of some compounds was based on the similarity of NMR data reported for previously isolated analogues (which in many instances turned out to be incorrect), coupled with little or no stereochemical analysis. Consequently, the structural reassignment is a recurring theme in heliannuol's family. Through a rigorous and comprehensive quantum chemical simulation of NMR parameters, encompassing an integrated ANN-PRA/DP4+ tandem approach, we intended to advance unexplored directions regarding the structure of the entire heliannuol family. Furthermore, we found that the size of the fused ring significantly influences the signals corresponding to the aromatic ring, making this discovery an excellent diagnostic tool for quickly determining the core structure of these compounds.
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- Lucas H Martorano
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Chemistry Institute, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Outeiro de São João Batista, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro 24020-141, Brazil
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Chemistry Institute, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Outeiro de São João Batista, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro 24020-141, Brazil
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Chemistry Institute, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Outeiro de São João Batista, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro 24020-141, Brazil
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Chemistry Institute, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Outeiro de São João Batista, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro 24020-141, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química Rosario (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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Tan YZ, Yan HL, Liu YY, Yan YM, Wang L, Qiao JX, Wu J, Tian Y, Peng C. Structurally diverse phthalides from fibrous roots of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. and their biological activities. Fitoterapia 2024; 175:105882. [PMID: 38452906 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2024.105882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Falonolide A (1) and B (2), two novel polyyne hybrid phthalides resulting from unprecedented carbon skeleton polymerized by Z-ligustilide and falcarindiol, along with six new related phthalides (3-8), were isolated from Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis, computer-assisted structure elucidation (CASE) analysis, DP4+ probability analysis and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations. A plausible biosynthetic pathway for 1-8 was proposed, and the production mechanism of 2 was revealed by density functional theory (DFT) method. Compounds 4 and 6 exhibited significant vasodilatory activity with EC50 of 8.00 ± 0.86 and 6.92 ± 1.02 μM, respectively. Compound 4 also displayed significant inhibitory effect of NO production with EC50 value of 8.82 ± 0.30 μM. Based on the established compounds library, structure-activity relationship analysis of phthalides was explored to provide insights into the drug development of vasodilators and anti-flammatory.
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- Yu-Zhu Tan
- Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China; Institute for Inheritance-Based Innovation of Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, PR China
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- Institute for Inheritance-Based Innovation of Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, PR China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518120, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China.
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Ujiie K, Tanaka C, Arai M, Hashimoto M, Yoshida Y, Kawano T, Tamura S. Proposal for structure revision of pinofuranoxin A through total syntheses of stereoisomers. J Nat Med 2024; 78:608-617. [PMID: 38587582 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-024-01810-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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The relative configuration of the epoxide functionality in pinofuranoxin A (1), α-alkylidene-β-hydroxy-γ-methyl-γ-butyrolactone with trans-epoxy side chain isolated by Evidente et al. in 2021, was revised by DFT-based spectral reinvestigations and stereo-controlled synthesis. The present investigation demonstrates the difficulty of the configurational elucidation of the stereogenic centers on the conformationally flexible acyclic side-chains. Sharpless's enantioselective epoxidations and dihydroxylations were quite effective in the reinvestigations of the configurations. As our syntheses made all diastereomers available, these would be quite effective in the next structure-biological activity relationship studies.
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- Kazuki Ujiie
- Laboratory of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wakayama Medical University, 25-1 Shichibancho, Wakayama, 640-8156, Japan
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- Laboratory of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wakayama Medical University, 25-1 Shichibancho, Wakayama, 640-8156, Japan
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- Laboratory of Natural Products for Drug Discovery, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamada-Oka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyo-Cho, Hirosaki, 036-8561, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal and Organic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Iwate Medical University, 1-1-1 Idai-Dori, Yahaba-Cho, Shiwa-Gun, Iwate, 028-3694, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal and Organic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Iwate Medical University, 1-1-1 Idai-Dori, Yahaba-Cho, Shiwa-Gun, Iwate, 028-3694, Japan
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- Laboratory of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wakayama Medical University, 25-1 Shichibancho, Wakayama, 640-8156, Japan.
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Liu S, Wang XX, Wang J, Yang H, Zhang ZM, Zhuang PY, Liu H, Du K. Discovery of sesquiterpenoids from the roots of Chloranthus henryi Hemsl. var. hupehensis (Pamp.) K. F. Wu and their anti-inflammatory activity by IKBα/NF-κB p65 signaling pathway suppression. Bioorg Chem 2024; 147:107420. [PMID: 38718461 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Phytochemical analysis of Chloranthus henryi var. hupehensis roots led to the identification of a new eudesmane sesquiterpenoid dimer, 18 new sesquiterpenoids, and three known sesquiterpenoids. Among the isolates, 1 was a rare sesquiterpenoid dimer that is assembled by a unique oxygen bridge (C11-O-C8') of two highly rearranged eudesmane-type sesquiterpenes with the undescribed C16 carbon framework. (+)-2 and (-)-2 were a pair of new skeleton dinorsesquiterpenoids with a remarkable 6/6/5 tricyclic ring framework including one γ-lactone ring and the bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane core. Their structures were elucidated using spectroscopic data, single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, and quantum chemical computations. In the LPS-induced BV-2 microglial cell model, 17 suppressed IL-1β and TNF-α expression with EC50 values of 6.81 and 2.76 µM, respectively, indicating its excellent efficacy in inhibiting inflammatory factors production in a dose dependent manner and without cytotoxicity. In subsequent mechanism studies, compounds 3, 16, and 17 could reduce IL-1β and TNF-α production by inhibiting IKBα/p65 pathway activation.
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- Shuai Liu
- School of Pharmacy, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang 110112, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang 110112, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.
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Fergusson CH, Saulog J, Paulo BS, Wilson DM, Liu DY, Morehouse NJ, Waterworth S, Barkei J, Gray CA, Kwan JC, Eustaquio AS, Linington RG. Discovery of a lagriamide polyketide by integrated genome mining, isotopic labeling, and untargeted metabolomics. Chem Sci 2024; 15:8089-8096. [PMID: 38817573 PMCID: PMC11134395 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc00825a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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Microorganisms from the order Burkholderiales have been the source of a number of important classes of natural products in recent years. For example, study of the beetle-associated symbiont Burkholderia gladioli led to the discovery of the antifungal polyketide lagriamide; an important molecule from the perspectives of both biotechnology and chemical ecology. As part of a wider project to sequence Burkholderiales genomes from our in-house Burkholderiales library we identified a strain containing a biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) similar to the original lagriamide BGC. Structure prediction failed to identify any candidate masses for the products of this BGC from untargeted metabolomics mass spectrometry data. However, genome mining from publicly available databases identified fragments of this BGC from a culture collection strain of Paraburkholderia. Whole genome sequencing of this strain revealed the presence of a homologue of this BGC with very high sequence identity. Stable isotope feeding of the two strains in parallel using our newly developed IsoAnalyst platform identified the product of this lagriamide-like BGC directly from the crude fermentation extracts, affording a culturable supply of this interesting compound class. Using a combination of bioinformatic, computational and spectroscopic methods we defined the absolute configurations for all 11 chiral centers in this new metabolite, which we named lagriamide B. Biological testing of lagriamide B against a panel of 21 bacterial and fungal pathogens revealed antifungal activity against the opportunistic human pathogen Aspergillus niger, while image-based Cell Painting analysis indicated that lagriamide B also causes actin filament disruption in U2-OS osteosarcoma cells.
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- Claire H Fergusson
- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby BC V5A 1S6 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby BC V5A 1S6 Canada
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Center for Biomolecular Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago IL 60607 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby BC V5A 1S6 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby BC V5A 1S6 Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Brunswick Saint John NB Canada
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin Madison WI 53705 USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin Madison WI 53705 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Brunswick Saint John NB Canada
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin Madison WI 53705 USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Center for Biomolecular Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago IL 60607 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby BC V5A 1S6 Canada
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Park J, Shin YH, Hwang S, Kim J, Moon DH, Kang I, Ko YJ, Chung B, Nam H, Kim S, Moon K, Oh KB, Cho JC, Lee SK, Oh DC. Discovery of Terminal Oxazole-Bearing Natural Products by a Targeted Metabologenomic Approach. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202402465. [PMID: 38482567 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202402465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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A targeted metabologenomic method was developed to selectively discover terminal oxazole-bearing natural products from bacteria. For this, genes encoding oxazole cyclase, a key enzyme in terminal oxazole biosynthesis, were chosen as the genomic signature to screen bacterial strains that may produce oxazole-bearing compounds. Sixteen strains were identified from the screening of a bacterial DNA library (1,000 strains) using oxazole cyclase gene-targeting polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers. The PCR amplicon sequences were subjected to phylogenetic analysis and classified into nine clades. 1H-13C coupled-HSQC NMR spectra obtained from the culture extracts of the hit strains enabled the unequivocal detection of the target compounds, including five new oxazole compounds, based on the unique 1JCH values and chemical shifts of oxazole: lenzioxazole (1) possessing an unprecedented cyclopentane, permafroxazole (2) bearing a tetraene conjugated with carboxylic acid, tenebriazine (3) incorporating two modified amino acids, and methyl-oxazolomycins A and B (4 and 5). Tenebriazine displayed inhibitory activity against pathogenic fungi, whereas methyl-oxazolomycins A and B (4 and 5) selectively showed anti-proliferative activity against estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer cells. This metabologenomic method enables the logical and efficient discovery of new microbial natural products with a target structural motif without the need for isotopic labeling.
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- Jiyoon Park
- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, National Center for Inter-University Research Facilities (NCIRF), Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, and Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, and Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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Sakai R, Matsumura K, Uchimasu H, Miyako K, Taniguchi T, Kovvuri VRR, Acharige AD, Hull KG, Romo D, Thaveepornkul L, Chimnaronk S, Miyamoto H, Takada A, Watari H, Fujita MJ, Sakaue J. Dopamine-Derived Guanidine Alkaloids from a Didemnidae Tunicate: Isolation, Synthesis, and Biological Activities. J Org Chem 2024; 89:5977-5987. [PMID: 38557022 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c02765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Mellpaladines A-C (1-3) and dopargimine (4) are dopamine-derived guanidine alkaloids isolated from a specimen of Palauan Didemnidae tunicate as possible modulators of neuronal receptors. In this study, we isolated the dopargimine derivative 1-carboxydopargimine (5), three additional mellpaladines D-F (6-8), and serotodopalgimine (9), along with a dimer of serotonin, 5,5'-dihydroxy-4,4'-bistryptamine (10). The structures of these compounds were determined based on spectrometric and spectroscopic analyses. Compound 4 and its congeners dopargine (11), nordopargimine (15), and 2-(6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1-yl)ethan-1-amine (16) were synthetically prepared for biological evaluations. The biological activities of all isolated compounds were evaluated in comparison with those of 1-4 using a mouse behavioral assay upon intracerebroventricular injection, revealing key functional groups in the dopargimines and mellpaladines for in vivo behavioral toxicity. Interestingly, these alkaloids also emerged during a screen of our marine natural product library aimed at identifying antiviral activities against dengue virus, SARS-CoV-2, and vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus (VSV) pseudotyped with Ebola virus glycoprotein (VSV-ZGP).
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- Ryuichi Sakai
- Faculty and Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato-Cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 041-8611, Japan
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- Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato-Cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 041-8611, Japan
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- Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato-Cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 041-8611, Japan
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- Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato-Cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 041-8611, Japan
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- Frontier Research Center for Advanced Material and Life Science, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 21 Nishi 11, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry & The Baylor Synthesis and Drug Lead Discovery Laboratory, Baylor University, 101 Bagby Avenue, Waco, Texas 76798-7348, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry & The Baylor Synthesis and Drug Lead Discovery Laboratory, Baylor University, 101 Bagby Avenue, Waco, Texas 76798-7348, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry & The Baylor Synthesis and Drug Lead Discovery Laboratory, Baylor University, 101 Bagby Avenue, Waco, Texas 76798-7348, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry & The Baylor Synthesis and Drug Lead Discovery Laboratory, Baylor University, 101 Bagby Avenue, Waco, Texas 76798-7348, United States
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, 25/25 Phutthamonthon 4 Road, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, 25/25 Phutthamonthon 4 Road, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Division of Global Epidemiology, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Kita 20 Nishi 10, Sapporo 001-0020, Japan
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- Division of Global Epidemiology, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Kita 20 Nishi 10, Sapporo 001-0020, Japan
- International Collaboration Unit, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Kita 20 Nishi 10, Sapporo 001-0020, Japan
- One Health Research Center, Hokkaido University, Kita 20 Nishi 10, Sapporo 001-0020, Japan
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- Faculty and Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato-Cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 041-8611, Japan
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- Faculty and Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato-Cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 041-8611, Japan
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- Southern Marine Laboratory, P.O. Box 6096, Koror 96940, Palau
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Wu Z, Li XM, Yang SQ, Wang BG, Li X. Antibacterial Polyketides from the Deep-Sea Cold-Seep-Derived Fungus Talaromyces sp. CS-258. Mar Drugs 2024; 22:204. [PMID: 38786595 PMCID: PMC11122946 DOI: 10.3390/md22050204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Thirty-two fungal polyketide derivatives, including eleven new compounds, namely (3R,5'R)-5-hydroxytalaroflavone (1), talaroisochromenols A-C (3, 5, and 11), (8R,9R,10aR)-5-hydroxyaltenuene (13), (8R,9R,10aS)-5-hydroxyaltenuene (14), (8R,9S,10aR)-5-hydroxyaltenuene (15), nemanecins D and E (25 and 26), 2,5-dimethyl-8-iodochromone (27), and talarofurolactone A (29), together with one new naturally occurring but previously synthesized metabolite, 6-hydroxy-4-methoxycoumarin (28), were isolated and identified from the deep-sea cold-seep-derived fungus Talaromyces sp. CS-258. Among them, racemic ((±)-11) or epimeric (13-15, 25, and 26) mixtures were successfully separated by chiral or gradient elution HPLC. Meanwhile, compound 27 represents a rarely reported naturally occurring iodinated compound. Their planar structures as well as absolute configurations were determined by extensive analysis via NMR, MS, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, Mosher's method, and ECD or NMR calculation (with DP4+ probability analysis). Possible biosynthetic routes of some isolated compounds, which are related to chromone or isochromone biosynthetic pathways, were put forward. The biological analysis results revealed that compounds 7, 9, 10, 18-22, 24, 30, and 31 showed broad-spectrum antibacterial activities against several human and aquatic pathogens with MIC ranges of 0.5-64 μg/mL.
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- Zhenger Wu
- CAS and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanhai Road 7, Qingdao 266071, China; (Z.W.); (X.-M.L.); (S.-Q.Y.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road 19A, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanhai Road 7, Qingdao 266071, China; (Z.W.); (X.-M.L.); (S.-Q.Y.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road 19A, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanhai Road 7, Qingdao 266071, China; (Z.W.); (X.-M.L.); (S.-Q.Y.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road 19A, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanhai Road 7, Qingdao 266071, China; (Z.W.); (X.-M.L.); (S.-Q.Y.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road 19A, Beijing 100049, China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Wenhai Road 1, Qingdao 266237, China
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- CAS and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanhai Road 7, Qingdao 266071, China; (Z.W.); (X.-M.L.); (S.-Q.Y.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road 19A, Beijing 100049, China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Wenhai Road 1, Qingdao 266237, China
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Ai WJ, Li J, Cao D, Liu S, Yuan YY, Li Y, Tan GS, Xu KP, Yu X, Kang F, Zou ZX, Wang WX. A Very Deep Graph Convolutional Network for 13C NMR Chemical Shift Calculations with Density Functional Theory Level Performance for Structure Assignment. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2024; 87:743-752. [PMID: 38359467 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) chemical shift calculations are powerful tools for structure elucidation and have been extensively employed in both natural product and synthetic chemistry. However, density functional theory (DFT) NMR chemical shift calculations are usually time-consuming, while fast data-driven methods often lack reliability, making it challenging to apply them to computationally intensive tasks with a high requirement on quality. Herein, we have constructed a 54-layer-deep graph convolutional network for 13C NMR chemical shift calculations, which achieved high accuracy with low time-cost and performed competitively with DFT NMR chemical shift calculations on structure assignment benchmarks. Our model utilizes a semiempirical method, GFN2-xTB, and is compatible with a broad variety of organic systems, including those composed of hundreds of atoms or elements ranging from H to Rn. We used this model to resolve the controversial J/K ring junction problem of maitotoxin, which is the largest whole molecule assigned by NMR calculations to date. This model has been developed into user-friendly software, providing a useful tool for routine rapid structure validation and assignation as well as a new approach to elucidate the large structures that were previously unsuitable for NMR calculations.
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- Wen-Jing Ai
- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorder, in Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, People's Republic of China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorder, in Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, People's Republic of China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, People's Republic of China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorder, in Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, People's Republic of China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, People's Republic of China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, People's Republic of China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, People's Republic of China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, People's Republic of China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, People's Republic of China
- Hunan Prima Drug Research Center Co., Ltd, Hunan Research Center for Drug Safety Evaluation, Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamics and Safety Evaluation of New Drugs, Changsha, Hunan 410331, People's Republic of China
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Oinuma Y, Kanehara R, Maeda H, Nishikawa T, Konno K, Tanaka K, Hashimoto M. Isolation of Paraphaeoketones: A Plausible Biosynthetic Explanation for Paraphaeolactones via a Benzilic Acid Rearrangement Rather than a Favorskii Rearrangement. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2024; 87:1159-1170. [PMID: 38552032 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Paraphaeoketones A-C (1-3) were isolated from the culture broth of Paraphaeosphaeria sp. KT4192. Their structures and relative configurations were determined using spectroscopic analysis and verified through density functional theory (DFT)-based chemical shift calculations. The absolute configurations of these compounds were determined by comparing the experimental electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra with those based on DFT calculations. We also propose a plausible biosynthetic route to 1-3. While our prior studies on the isolation and structural elucidation of paraphaeolactones (e.g., 4) led us to suggest a Favorskii rearrangement for their biosynthesis, the isolation of 2 prompted the proposal of an alternative biosynthesis for 4, featuring a benzilic acid rearrangement of 2. Moreover, an in vitro conversion of 2 into 4 was achieved successfully, suggesting that a biosynthetic pathway for paraphaeolactones involving a benzilic acid rearrangement is more plausible than the previously presumed Favorskii rearrangement pathway. Arguments based on DFT calculations for these pathways are also described.
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- Yuki Oinuma
- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8561, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8561, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8561, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8561, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8561, Japan
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Ebihara A, Taguchi R, Jeelani G, Nozaki T, Suenaga K, Iwasaki A. Kagimminols A and B, Cembrene-Type Diterpenes from an Okeania sp. Marine Cyanobacterium. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2024; 87:1116-1123. [PMID: 38381613 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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Kagimminols A (1) and B (2), new cembrene-type diterpenoids, were isolated from an Okeania sp. marine cyanobacterium. By combining DP4 analysis with an efficient NMR chemical shift calculation protocol, we clarified the relative configurations of 1 and 2 without consuming precious natural products. We determined the absolute configurations by a comparison of theoretical electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra with experimental spectra, and the absolute configuration of 1 was verified experimentally. Finally, we found that 1 and 2 showed selective growth-inhibitory activity against the causative agent of human African trypanosomiasis. This study exemplifies that computational chemistry is an efficient tool for clarifying the configurations of natural products possessing tautomers in equilibrium.
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- Akira Ebihara
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, 1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8551, Japan
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Priessner M, Lewis RJ, Johansson MJ, Goodman JM, Janet JP, Tomberg A. HSQC Spectra Simulation and Matching for Molecular Identification. J Chem Inf Model 2024; 64:3180-3191. [PMID: 38533705 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.3c01735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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In the pursuit of improved compound identification and database search tasks, this study explores heteronuclear single quantum coherence (HSQC) spectra simulation and matching methodologies. HSQC spectra serve as unique molecular fingerprints, enabling a valuable balance of data collection time and information richness. We conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the following four HSQC simulation techniques: ACD/Labs (ACD), MestReNova (MNova), Gaussian NMR calculations (DFT), and a graph-based neural network (ML). For the latter two techniques, we developed a reconstruction logic to combine proton and carbon 1D spectra into HSQC spectra. The methodology involved the implementation of three peak-matching strategies (minimum-sum, Euclidean-distance, and Hungarian distance) combined with three padding strategies (zero-padding, peak-truncated, and nearest-neighbor double assignment). We found that coupling these strategies with a robust simulation technique facilitates the accurate identification of correct molecules from similar analogues (regio- and stereoisomers) and allows for fast and accurate large database searches. Furthermore, we demonstrated the efficacy of the best-performing methodology by rectifying the structures of a set of previously misidentified molecules. This research indicates that effective HSQC spectral simulation and matching methodologies significantly facilitate molecular structure elucidation. Furthermore, we offer a Google Colab notebook for researchers to use our methods on their own data (https://github.com/AstraZeneca/hsqc_structure_elucidation.git).
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- Martin Priessner
- Medicinal Chemistry, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden 1, 43183 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Research & Early Development, Respiratory & Immunology, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden 1, 43183 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden 1, 43183 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Centre for Molecular Informatics, The Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K
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- Molecular AI, Discovery Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden 1, 43183 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden 1, 43183 Mölndal, Sweden
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Lian MY, Dong SH, Ai YF, Duan ZK, Bai M, Huang XX, Song SJ. Eight structurally diverse components with anti-acetylcholinesterase activity from Daphne bholua. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2024; 220:114015. [PMID: 38364884 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2024.114015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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Eight structurally diverse components, including six undescribed ones, (±)-daphuarin A (1a/1b), daphuarin B (2), daphuarin D-E (4-6), together with a pair of new natural products (±)-daphuarin C (3a/3b) were isolated from the herb of Daphne bholua Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don. Their planar structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analyses. The configurations were established with the assistance of quantum chemical calculations, together with the Custom DP4+ method. The inhibitory potentials of all isolates against acetylcholinesterase were evaluated.
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- Mei-Ya Lian
- Engineering Research Center of Natural Medicine Active Molecule Research & Development, Liaoning Province, Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, Key Laboratory of Natural Bioactive Compounds Discovery & Modification, Shenyang, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Natural Medicine Active Molecule Research & Development, Liaoning Province, Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, Key Laboratory of Natural Bioactive Compounds Discovery & Modification, Shenyang, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Natural Medicine Active Molecule Research & Development, Liaoning Province, Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, Key Laboratory of Natural Bioactive Compounds Discovery & Modification, Shenyang, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Natural Medicine Active Molecule Research & Development, Liaoning Province, Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, Key Laboratory of Natural Bioactive Compounds Discovery & Modification, Shenyang, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Natural Medicine Active Molecule Research & Development, Liaoning Province, Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, Key Laboratory of Natural Bioactive Compounds Discovery & Modification, Shenyang, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Natural Medicine Active Molecule Research & Development, Liaoning Province, Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, Key Laboratory of Natural Bioactive Compounds Discovery & Modification, Shenyang, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China; Basic Science Research Center Base (Pharmaceutical Science), Shandong province, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, China.
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- Engineering Research Center of Natural Medicine Active Molecule Research & Development, Liaoning Province, Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, Key Laboratory of Natural Bioactive Compounds Discovery & Modification, Shenyang, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China.
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Jiang Y, Chen L, Zeng J, Wang Y, Chen Y, Chen S, Xu J, He X. Anti-inflammatory monoterpenes from morinda (Morinda officinalis How.). PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2024; 220:114034. [PMID: 38382668 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2024.114034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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Morinda (Morinda officinalis How.) is widely consumed as a functional food owing to its potential to promote health. This study investigated the anti-inflammatory phytochemicals of morinda and isolated 30 monoterpenes, including 6 undescribed iridoids (1, 6, 9-11 and 25), 2 undescribed acyclic monoterpenoids (28, 29), a known acyclic monoterpenoid and 21 known iridoids. Their chemical and stereo-structures were elucidated based on HR-ESI-MS, NMR, 13C-NMR calculations, ECD data and ECD calculations. Notably, compounds 11, 12 and 20 exerted pronounced inhibitory effects on lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 macrophages, with IC50 values of 28.51 ± 1.70, 25.45 ± 4.17 and 29.17 ± 3.71 μM respectively (indomethacin, IC50 of 33.68 ± 2.19 μM). The same compounds exert anti-inflammatory effects by blocking nuclear translocation of nuclear factor κ-B, and down-regulating the expression of inflammatory cytokines such as cyclooxygenase-2, inducible nitric oxide synthase, interleukin-1β and interleukin-6 at mRNA and protein levels in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that moderate consumption of morinda helps prevent and reduce the occurrence of inflammatory-related diseases.
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- Yan Jiang
- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Deng W, Shen L, Zeng J, Gao J, Luo J, Xu J, Wang Y, He X. Antiproliferative piperidine alkaloids from the leaves of Alocasia macrorrhiza. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2024; 222:114069. [PMID: 38548035 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2024.114069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024]
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Seventeen piperidine alkaloids, including 15 previously undescribed 2-substituted-6-(9-phenylnonyl)-piperidine-3,4-diol alkaloids and a previously undescribed 2-substituted-6-(9-phenylnonyl)-piperidine-3-ol alkaloid, were isolated from the leaves of Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) Schott. Their planar structures and configurations were elucidated based on HR-ESI-MS, 1D and 2D NMR, Snatzke's method, modified Mosher method, single-crystal X-ray crystallography, as well as quantum chemical calculation. It was found that ΔδH5b-H5a can be used to elucidate the relative configuration of 2,3,4,6-tetrasubstituted piperidine, by analyzing the NMR data of 2-substituted-6-(9-phenylnonyl)-piperidine-3,4-diol. Antiproliferative activity was evaluated for all of the alkaloids, and compounds 6-8 showed considerable inhibitory activity against K562 cell line, with the IC50 values of 17.24 ± 1.62, 19.31 ± 0.9 and 18.77 ± 1.09μM, respectively. Furthermore, compounds 6 and 7 exerted an antiproliferative effect by inducing apoptosis.
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- Wenjie Deng
- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China; School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Passaglia L, Zanardi MM, Sarotti AM. Study of heavy atom influence on poly-halogenated compounds using DP4/MM-DP4+/DP4+: insights and trends. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:2435-2442. [PMID: 38416037 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob02077k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy complemented by density functional theory (DFT) calculations is a crucial tool for structural elucidation. Nevertheless, the precision of NMR predictions is influenced by the 'heavy atom effect', wherein heavy atoms affect the shielding values of neighboring light atoms (HALA effect). Standard practice in the field involves removing the conflicting signals. However, in the case of polyhalogenated molecules, this is challenging due to the significant amount of information that ends up being lost. In this study the HALA is thoroughly investigated in the context of three leading probability methods: DP4, MM-DP4+, and DP4+. The results show that DP4+ is more sensitive to C-Cl or C-Br signals, which is a consequence of the longer bond lengths computed with DFT. Removing conflicting signals is highly effective in DP4+, but has an uncertain outcome in methods based on molecular mechanics geometries, such as DP4 and MM-DP4+. A detailed investigation of the effect of bond distance on the corresponding chemical shifts has also been conducted.
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- Lucas Passaglia
- Instituto de Química Rosario (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, Rosario 2000, Argentina.
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Ambiental, Química y Biotecnología Aplicada (INGEBIO), Facultad de Química e Ingeniería del Rosario, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, S2002QEO Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Ambiental, Química y Biotecnología Aplicada (INGEBIO), Facultad de Química e Ingeniería del Rosario, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, S2002QEO Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Rosario (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, Rosario 2000, Argentina.
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Li J, Liang J, Wang Z, Ptaszek AL, Liu X, Ganoe B, Head-Gordon M, Head-Gordon T. Highly Accurate Prediction of NMR Chemical Shifts from Low-Level Quantum Mechanics Calculations Using Machine Learning. J Chem Theory Comput 2024; 20:2152-2166. [PMID: 38331423 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c01256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Theoretical predictions of NMR chemical shifts from first-principles can greatly facilitate experimental interpretation and structure identification of molecules in gas, solution, and solid-state phases. However, accurate prediction of chemical shifts using the gold-standard coupled cluster with singles, doubles, and perturbative triple excitations [CCSD(T)] method with a complete basis set (CBS) can be prohibitively expensive. By contrast, machine learning (ML) methods offer inexpensive alternatives for chemical shift predictions but are hampered by generalization to molecules outside the original training set. Here, we propose several new ideas in ML of the chemical shift prediction for H, C, N, and O that first introduce a novel feature representation, based on the atomic chemical shielding tensors within a molecular environment using an inexpensive quantum mechanics (QM) method, and train it to predict NMR chemical shieldings of a high-level composite theory that approaches the accuracy of CCSD(T)/CBS. In addition, we train the ML model through a new progressive active learning workflow that reduces the total number of expensive high-level composite calculations required while allowing the model to continuously improve on unseen data. Furthermore, the algorithm provides an error estimation, signaling potential unreliability in predictions if the error is large. Finally, we introduce a novel approach to keep the rotational invariance of the features using tensor environment vectors (TEVs) that yields a ML model with the highest accuracy compared to a similar model using data augmentation. We illustrate the predictive capacity of the resulting inexpensive shift machine learning (iShiftML) models across several benchmarks, including unseen molecules in the NS372 data set, gas-phase experimental chemical shifts for small organic molecules, and much larger and more complex natural products in which we can accurately differentiate between subtle diastereomers based on chemical shift assignments.
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- Jie Li
- Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for High-Content Structural Biology and Biotechnology, Department of Structural and Computational Biology, Max Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna, Campus Vienna Biocenter 5, Vienna 1030, Austria
- Laboratory for Computer-Aided Molecular Design, Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Otto Loewi Research Center, Medical University Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstrasse 6/III, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Departments of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Hirasawa Y, Kase A, Okamoto A, Suzuki K, Hiroki M, Kaneda T, Uchiyama N, Morita H. Vincazalidine A, a unique bisindole alkaloid from Catharanthus roseus. J Nat Med 2024; 78:382-392. [PMID: 38347371 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-023-01775-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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A new dimeric indole alkaloid, vincazalidine A consisting of an aspidosperma type and a modified iboga type with 1-azatricyclo ring system consisting of one azepane and two piperidine rings coupled with an oxazolidine ring was isolated from Catharanthus roseus, and the structure including absolute stereochemistry was elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data as well as DP4 statistical analysis. Vincazalidine A induced G2 arrest and subsequent apoptosis in human lung carcinoma cell line, A549 cells.
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- Yusuke Hirasawa
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41 Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41 Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41 Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41 Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41 Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41 Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan
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- National Institute of Health Sciences, 3-25-26 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-Ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 210-9501, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41 Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan.
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Zhang M, Chen B, Dai H, Sun J, Liu H, Han J. Discovery of antifungal secondary metabolites from an intestinal fungus Fusarium sp. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2024; 77:193-198. [PMID: 38148392 DOI: 10.1038/s41429-023-00692-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Intestinal fungi, which are important parts of the gut microbiota, have the ability to produce specialized metabolites that significantly contribute to maintaining the balance of the gut microbiota and promoting the health of the host organism. In the present study, two new glycosides, including fusintespyrone A (1) and cerevisterolside A (4), as well as ten known compounds were isolated from the intestinal fungus Fusarium sp. LE06. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by a combination of spectroscopic methods, such as mass spectrometry (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), along with chemical reactions and calculations of NMR and ECD spectra. Compounds 1-3 showed significant growth inhibition against Aspergillus fumigatus, Fusarium oxysporum, and Verticillium dahliae with MIC values in the range of 1.56-6.25 μg ml-1.
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- Mingkai Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Education, College of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Education, College of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China
- Savaid Medical School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China.
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Lee S, Jang M, Ryoo R, Roh J, Ko SK, Kim KH. New autophagy-modulating lanostane-type triterpenoids from a hallucinogenic poisonous mushroom Gymnopilus orientispectabilis. Arch Pharm Res 2024; 47:272-287. [PMID: 38416389 DOI: 10.1007/s12272-024-01486-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Gymnopilus orientispectabilis, also known as "big laughter mushroom," is a hallucinogenic poisonous mushroom that causes excessive laughter upon ingestion. From the fruiting bodies of G. orientispectabilis, eight lanostane-type triterpenoids (1-8), including seven novel compounds: gymnojunols A-G (2-8), were isolated. The chemical structures of these new compounds (2-8) were determined by analyzing their 1D and 2D NMR spectra and HR-EISMS, and their absolute configurations were unambiguously assigned by quantum chemical ECD calculations and a computational method coupled with a statistical procedure (DP4+). Upon evaluating autophagic activity, compounds 2, 6, and 7 increased LC3B-II levels in HeLa cells to a similar extent as bafilomycin, an autophagy inhibitor. In contrast, compound 8 decreased the levels of both LC3B-I and LC3B-II, and a similar effect was observed following treatment with rapamycin, an autophagy inducer. Our findings provide experimental evidence for new potential autophagy modulators in the hallucinogenic poisonous mushroom G. orientispectabilis.
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- Seulah Lee
- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Korea
- Department of Oriental Medicine Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Korea
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- Chemical Biology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Cheongju, 28116, Korea
- Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, New Drug Development Center, Daegu, 41061, Korea
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- Special Forest Products Division, Forest Bioresources Department, National Institute of Forest Science, Suwon, 16631, Korea
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- Chemical Biology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Cheongju, 28116, Korea
- KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34141, Korea
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- Chemical Biology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Cheongju, 28116, Korea.
- KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34141, Korea.
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Korea.
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Hu Z, Liu YN, Yu MH, Hou AJ, Li JY, Li YX, Lei C. Formyl phloroglucinol meroterpenoids from the leaves of Eucalyptus globulus subsp. maidenii and their ATP-citrate lyase inhibitory activities. Fitoterapia 2024; 173:105813. [PMID: 38184174 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2023.105813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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Three new formyl phloroglucinol meroterpenoids, eumaidials A-C (1-3), were isolated from the leaves of Eucalyptus globulus subsp. maidenii, along with ten known analogues (4-13). Their chemical structures were determined by various spectral data and electronic circular dichroism calculations. Eumaidial A (1) is the first β-caryophyllene-based formyl phloroglucinol meroterpenoids from the genus Eucalyptus. Compounds 1-4 and 10 exhibited ATP-citrate lyase inhibitory activities, and compounds 2 and 3 suppressed the hepatocyte lipogenesis.
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- Zhu Hu
- School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China; Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China; School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Kleine Büning JB, Grimme S, Bursch M. Machine learning-based correction for spin-orbit coupling effects in NMR chemical shift calculations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:4870-4884. [PMID: 38230684 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp05556f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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As one of the most powerful analytical methods for molecular and solid-state structure elucidation, NMR spectroscopy is an integral part of chemical laboratories associated with a great research interest in its computational simulation. Particularly when heavy atoms are present, a relativistic treatment is essential in the calculations as these influence also the nearby light atoms. In this work, we present a Δ-machine learning method that approximates the contribution to 13C and 1H NMR chemical shifts that stems from spin-orbit (SO) coupling effects. It is built on computed reference data at the spin-orbit zeroth-order regular approximation (ZORA) DFT level for a set of 6388 structures with 38 740 13C and 64 436 1H NMR chemical shifts. The scope of the methods covers the 17 most important heavy p-block elements that exhibit heavy atom on the light atom (HALA) effects to covalently bound carbon or hydrogen atoms. Evaluated on the test data set, the approach is able to recover roughly 85% of the SO contribution for 13C and 70% for 1H from a scalar-relativistic PBE0/ZORA-def2-TZVP calculation at virtually no extra computational costs. Moreover, the method is transferable to other baseline DFT methods even without retraining the model and performs well for realistic organotin and -lead compounds. Finally, we show that using a combination of the new approach with our previous Δ-ML method for correlation contributions to NMR chemical shifts, the mean absolute NMR shift deviations from non-relativistic DFT calculations to experimental values can be halved.
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- Julius B Kleine Büning
- Mulliken Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Clausius Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Bonn, Beringstr. 4, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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- Mulliken Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Clausius Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Bonn, Beringstr. 4, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
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Kwon H, Jin BR, Yoo S, Kim HJ, Hwang BY, Guo Y, Yim JH, Kim IC, Shim SH, An HJ, Lee D. New fusidane-type nortriterpenoids from the Arctic marine-derived fungus Simplicillium lamellicola culture medium with their inhibitory effect on benign prostatic hyperplasia. Bioorg Chem 2024; 143:107070. [PMID: 38190796 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.107070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Three new fusidane-type nortriterpenoids, simplifusinolide A, 24-epi simplifusinolide A, and simplifusidic acid L (1-3), were isolated from the EtOAc extract of the Arctic marine-derived fungus Simplicillium lamellicola culture medium, together with fusidic acid (4) and 16-O-deacetylfusicid acid (5). The structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated by NMR and MS analyses. The absolute configurations of compounds 1-3 were established by the quantum mechanical calculations of electronic circular dichroism and gauge-including atomic orbital NMR chemical shifts, followed by DP4 + analysis. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a major urological disorder in men worldwide. The anti-BPH potentials of the isolated compounds were evaluated using BPH-1 and WPMY-1 cells. Treatment with simplifusidic acid L (3) and fusidic acid (4) significantly downregulated the mRNA levels of the androgen receptor (AR) and its downstream effectors, inhibiting the proliferation of BPH-1 cells. Specifically, treatment with 24-epi simplifusinolide A (2) significantly suppressed the cell proliferation of both BPH-1 and DHT-stimulated WPMY-1 cells by inhibiting AR signaling. These results suggest the potential of 24-epi simplifusinolide A (2), simplifusidic acid L (3) and fusidic acid (4) as alternative agents for BPH treatment by targeting AR signaling.
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- Haeun Kwon
- Department of Plant Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oriental Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oriental Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28160, Republic of Korea
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oriental Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
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Derstine BC, Cook AJ, Collings JD, Gair J, Saurí J, Kwan EE, Burns NZ. Total Synthesis of (+)-Discorhabdin V. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202315284. [PMID: 37956221 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202315284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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The discorhabdin natural products are a large subset of pyrroloiminoquinone alkaloids with a myriad of biological activities. Despite garnering much synthetic attention, few members have thus far been completed, particularly those featuring a bridging carbon-nitrogen bond that is found in numerous discorhabdins, including discorhabdin V. Herein we report the first total synthesis and full stereochemical assignment of (+)-discorhabdin V. To access the pyrroloiminoquinone we developed a convergent N-alkylation/oxidative aminocyclization/bromination cascade that joins two key components, which are both made on multigram scale. An intramolecular Heck reaction then forms the quaternary carbon center in an intermediate containing the carbon-nitrogen bridge, and a reductive N,O-acetal cyclization sequence introduces the final piperidine ring. Furthermore, we have established the relative configuration of (+)-discorhabdin V through experimental NOESY data and DP4 NMR probability calculations. The absolute configuration of the natural product has also been determined by circular dichroism and the use of an amino acid derived chiral starting material. Our work represents one of only two reports of a total synthesis of a nitrogen-bridged discorhabdin and paves the way for future biological evaluation of such compounds.
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià (IQS), 08017, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Hiroki M, Abulikemu A, Totsuka C, Hirasawa Y, Kaneda T, Morita H. Isovincathicine from Catharanthus roseus induces apoptosis in A549 cells. J Nat Med 2024; 78:216-225. [PMID: 37668823 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-023-01740-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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A dimeric indole alkaloid, isovincathicine consisting of an aspidosperma type and modified iboga with C-7-C-20 connection type skeletons was first isolated from Catharanthus roseus, and the structure including stereochemistry was elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data as well as DP4 statistical analysis. Isovincathicine inhibited cell proliferation in A549 cells. We investigated the detailed mode of action of isovincathicine-induced inhibitory effects on cell proliferation in A549 cells. Flow cytometric analysis showed that isovincathicine-treated cells accumulated in the G2 phase after 24 h, and the percentage of cells showing cell death increased after 48 h. Western blotting also showed increased expression of BimEL, an apoptosis-related protein, and decreased expression of Mcl-1 and Bcl-xL. Isovincathicine was suggested to induce apoptosis in A549 cells by a mechanism is similar to that of vinblastine.
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- Mizuki Hiroki
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan.
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Pan C, Ikeda H, Minote M, Tokuda T, Kuranaga T, Taniguchi T, Shinzato N, Onaka H, Kakeya H. Amoxetamide A, a new anoikis inducer, produced by combined-culture of Amycolatopsis sp. and Tsukamurella pulmonis. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2024; 77:66-70. [PMID: 37903880 DOI: 10.1038/s41429-023-00668-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 10/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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Cancer cells including colorectal cancer cells are resistant to anoikis, an anchorage-independent programmed death, which enables metastasis and subsequent survival in a new tumor microenvironment. In this study, we identified a new anoikis inducer, amoxetamide A (1) with a β-lactone moiety, that was produced by combined-culture of Amycolatopsis sp. 26-4 and mycolic acid-containing bacteria (MACB) Tsukamurella pulmonis TP-B0596. The structure of 1 including the stereochemistry of C8 was determined by MS and NMR spectroscopy and modified Mosher's method, and the absolute configurations of C11 and C12 were suggested as 11R and 12S, respectively, by GIAO NMR calculations. Amoxetamide A (1) exhibited anoikis-inducing activity in human colorectal cancer HT-29 cells in anchorage-independent culture conditions.
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- Chengqian Pan
- Department of System Chemotherapy and Molecular Sciences, Division of Medicinal Frontier Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Department of System Chemotherapy and Molecular Sciences, Division of Medicinal Frontier Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of System Chemotherapy and Molecular Sciences, Division of Medicinal Frontier Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of System Chemotherapy and Molecular Sciences, Division of Medicinal Frontier Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of System Chemotherapy and Molecular Sciences, Division of Medicinal Frontier Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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- Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science, Gakushuin University, Tokyo, 171-8588, Japan
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- Department of System Chemotherapy and Molecular Sciences, Division of Medicinal Frontier Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
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Zhang FZ, Li XM, Meng LH, Wang BG. A new steroid with potent antimicrobial activities and two new polyketides from Penicillium variabile EN-394, a fungus obtained from the marine red alga Rhodomela confervoides. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2024; 77:13-20. [PMID: 37884757 DOI: 10.1038/s41429-023-00666-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Three new compounds, including one steroid named penivariod A (1) and two polyketides penivarides A and B (2 and 3), as well as six known derivatives (4-9) were isolated from Penicillium variabile EN-394, a fungus afforded from the marine red alga Rhodomela confervoides. Their structures were elucidated by analysis of the HRESIMS, 1D and 2D NMR. The absolute stereochemistry was determined by X-ray crystallographic data, gauge-independent atomic orbital (GIAO) NMR shift calculation followed by DP4+ analysis combined with calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD). Antimicrobial activities for the new compounds (1-3) were evaluated against human- and aquatic-pathogenic bacteria as well as plant pathogenic fungi. Compound 1 exhibited potent antimicrobial activity against most of the pathogenic strains, especially for Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, with MIC values of 1.0 and 2.0 μg ml-1, respectively.
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- Fan-Zhong Zhang
- CAS and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanhai Road 7, 266071, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Wenhai Road 1, 266237, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- CAS and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanhai Road 7, 266071, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Wenhai Road 1, 266237, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- CAS and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanhai Road 7, 266071, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.
- Laboratory of Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Wenhai Road 1, 266237, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.
- Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanhai Road 7, 266071, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road 19A, 100049, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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- CAS and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanhai Road 7, 266071, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.
- Laboratory of Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Wenhai Road 1, 266237, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.
- Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanhai Road 7, 266071, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road 19A, 100049, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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Jiang M, Wu Q, Guo H, Lu X, Chen S, Liu L, Chen S. Shikimate-Derived Meroterpenoids from the Ascidian-Derived Fungus Amphichorda felina SYSU-MS7908 and Their Anti-Glioma Activity. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2023; 86:2651-2660. [PMID: 37967166 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Glioma is a clinically heterogeneous type of brain tumor with a poor prognosis. Current treatment approaches have limited effectiveness in treating glioma, highlighting the need for novel drugs. One approach is to explore marine natural products for their therapeutic potential. In this study, we isolated nine shikimate-derived diisoprenyl-cyclohexene/ane-type meroterpenoids (1-9), including four new ones, amphicordins A-D (1-4) from the ascidian-derived fungus Amphichorda felina SYSU-MS7908, and further semisynthesized four derivatives (10-13). Their structures were extensively characterized using 1D and 2D NMR, modified Mosher's method, HR-ESIMS, NMR and ECD calculations, and X-ray crystallography. Notably, amphicordin C (3) possesses a unique benzo[g]chromene (6/6/6) skeleton in this meroterpenoid family. In an anti-glioma assay, oxirapentyn A (7) effectively inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion of glioma cells and induced their apoptosis. Furthermore, an in silico analysis suggested that oxirapentyn A has the potential to penetrate the blood-brain barrier. These findings highlight the potential of oxirapentyn A as a candidate for the development of novel anti-glioma drugs.
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- Minghua Jiang
- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China
- Southern Marine Sciences and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China
- Southern Marine Sciences and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Zhuhai 519000, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China
- Southern Marine Sciences and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China
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Zhang DY, Liu HF, Jiang TB, Chen C, Lou HY, Pan WD, Li JY. Unusual triterpenoids and steroids from Cipadessa baccifera and their biological activities. Fitoterapia 2023; 171:105708. [PMID: 37866424 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2023.105708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
Abstract
Five undescribed triterpenoids and steroids (1-5), as well as ten known compounds, were purified from the branches and leaves of Cipadessa baccifera. Notably, 1 and 2 are rare cipadesin-type limonoids with an unusual 8,30-epoxide ring and 1,8-ether linkage, respectively. Compound 5 possessed pregnane steroid skeleton with an uncommon 5/6/6/6/5-fused ring system. Their structures were constructed by extensive spectroscopic analysis (NMR, IR, UV, and HRESIMS), and their absolute configurations were confirmed by ECD calculations and quantum chemical calculations. All the isolates were in vitro assayed for their antimicrobial potentials against 6 pathogenic microorganisms and antiproliferation activities against five human cancer cell lines. As a result, compounds 5, 12, 13, and 14 exhibited moderate antibacterial activities (MIC: 25-50 μg/mL). Moreover, 5 showed cytotoxicity against five cancer cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 8.0 to 19.9 μM.
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- De-Yu Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550014, PR China; Natural Products Research Center of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550014, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550014, PR China; Natural Products Research Center of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550014, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550014, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550014, PR China; Natural Products Research Center of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550014, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550014, PR China; Natural Products Research Center of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550014, PR China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550014, PR China; Natural Products Research Center of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550014, PR China.
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