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Mu L, Li T, Wu PL, Cai LQ, Li SY, Wang ZY, Liu YY, Wang J, Yan D, Rao ZY, Wang CJ, Zhang J, Cao Y, Pan K, Yin ZQ. 5-epi-ent-Kaurane diterpenoids from the aerial parts of Isodon eriocalyx and their anti-atherosclerotic potential. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2023; 209:113621. [PMID: 36893826 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113621] [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: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The phytochemical investigation of the EtOAc extract from the aerial parts of Isodon eriocalyx afforded seventeen diterpenoids, including eight undescribed compounds. Eriocalyxins H-L have unique structural characteristics featuring a 5-epi-ent-kaurane diterpenoid scaffold with eriocalyxins H-K also possess an unusual 6,11-epoxyspiro-lactone ring while eriocalyxin L, a 1,7:3,20-diepoxy-ent kaurene, features an 1,7-oxygen linkage. The structures of these compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic data interpretation, and the absolute configurations of eriocalyxins H, I, L, and M were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The isolates were screened for their inhibitory activities against VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 at 5 μM. While eriocalyxin O, coetsoidin A and laxiflorin P were found to significantly inhibit both VCAM-1 and ICAM-1, 8 (17),13-ent-labdadien-15 → 16-lactone-19-oic acid displayed evidently inhibitory effect against ICAM-1.
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- Long Mu
- Department of TCMs Pharmaceuticals & Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- Nanjing Lishui District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 211200, China
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- China Tobacco Jiangsu Industrial Co., Ltd, Nanjing, 210019, China
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- Department of TCMs Pharmaceuticals & Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- Department of TCMs Pharmaceuticals & Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- Department of TCMs Pharmaceuticals & Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- Nanjing Lishui District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 211200, China
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- Instrumental Analysis Center of CPU, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Institute of Drug Discovery, Hongyun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Chengdu, PR China
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- Institute of Drug Discovery, Hongyun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Chengdu, PR China
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- Institute of Drug Discovery, Hongyun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Chengdu, PR China
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- Nanjing Lishui District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 211200, China; Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210028, China
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- China Tobacco Jiangsu Industrial Co., Ltd, Nanjing, 210019, China.
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- Department of TCMs Pharmaceuticals & Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.
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- Department of TCMs Pharmaceuticals & Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.
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Heravi MM, Nazari A. Samarium(ii) iodide-mediated reactions applied to natural product total synthesis. RSC Adv 2022; 12:9944-9994. [PMID: 35424959 PMCID: PMC8965710 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra08163b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Natural product synthesis remains a field in which new synthetic methods and reagents are continually being evaluated. Due to the demanding structures and complex functionality of many natural products, only powerful and selective methods and reagents will be highlighted in this proceeding. Since its introduction by Henri Kagan, samarium(ii) iodide (SmI2, Kagan's reagent) has found increasing use in chemical synthesis. Over the years, many reviews have been published on the application of SmI2 in numerous reductive coupling procedures as well as in natural product total synthesis. This review highlights recent advances in SmI2-mediated synthetic strategies, as applied in the total synthesis of natural products since 2004.
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- Majid M Heravi
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Alzahra University PO Box 1993891176 Vanak Tehran Iran +98 21 88041344 +98 21 88044051
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Alzahra University PO Box 1993891176 Vanak Tehran Iran +98 21 88041344 +98 21 88044051
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Du G, Gong HY, Feng KN, Chen QQ, Yang YL, Fu XL, Lu S, Zeng Y. Diterpene synthases facilitating production of the kaurane skeleton of eriocalyxin B in the medicinal plant Isodon eriocalyx. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2019; 158:96-102. [PMID: 30496917 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2018.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The Isodon plants (Lamiaceae) have been used in traditional Chinese medicine to alleviate sufferings from inflammations and cancers. This feature has been attributed to the presence of pharmacologically active ent-kaurane diterpenoids such as eriocalyxin B and oridonin. The Isodon eriocalyx (Dunn) Kudô species native to southwest China can accumulate a particularly high content of ent-kaurane diterpenoids (∼1.5% w/w of dried leaves). We previously identified diterpene synthases IeCPS1 and IeCPS2 as ent-copalyl diphosphate synthases (ent-CPS) potentially involved in Isodon ent-kaurane diterpenoids biosynthesis. In this study, analysis of RNA-seq transcriptome of the I. eriocalyx plant revealed three other diterpene synthase genes (IeCPS3, IeKS1, and IeKSL1). Their functional characterization through coupled in vitro enzyme assays has confirmed that IeCPS3 is an ent-CPS specifically producing ent-copalyl diphosphate (ent-CPP). IeKS1 accepted ent-CPP to produce exclusively ent-kaurene and may thus be defined as an ent-kaurene synthase (ent-KS). When IeKSL1 was combined with IeCPS2 or IeCPS3, no product was detected. Based on tissue-specific expression and metabolic localization studies, the IeCPS3 and IeKS1 transcripts were significantly accumulated in leaves where the ent-kaurane diterpenoid eriocalyxin B dominates, whereas weak expression of both were observed in germinating seeds in which gibberellin biosynthetic pathway is normally active. Our findings suggest that both IeCPS3 and IeKS1 possess dual roles in general (gibberellins) and specialized diterpenoid metabolism, such as that of the Isodon ent-kaurane diterpenoids.
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- Gang Du
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China.
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Su F, Lu Y, Kong L, Liu J, Luo T. Total Synthesis of Maoecrystal P: Application of a Strained Bicyclic Synthon. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:760-764. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201711084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Fan Su
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of EducationBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular ScienceCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of EducationBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular ScienceCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of EducationBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular ScienceCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life SciencesAcademy of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of EducationBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular ScienceCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking University Beijing 100871 China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life SciencesAcademy of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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Su F, Lu Y, Kong L, Liu J, Luo T. Total Synthesis of Maoecrystal P: Application of a Strained Bicyclic Synthon. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201711084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Fan Su
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of EducationBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular ScienceCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of EducationBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular ScienceCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of EducationBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular ScienceCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life SciencesAcademy of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of EducationBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular ScienceCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking University Beijing 100871 China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life SciencesAcademy of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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Abstract
Covering: December 2005 to June 2016. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2006, 23, 673-698Over the last decade, great efforts have been made to conduct phytochemistry research on the genus Isodon, which have led to the isolation and identification of a number of diterpenoids. At the same time, these newly reported diterpenoids with diverse structures have led to new findings on their biological functions and chemical synthesis research. In this update, we review more than 600 new diterpenoids, including their structures, classifications, biogenetic pathways, bioactivities, and chemical synthesis.
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- Miao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, P. R. China.
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Niu CS, Li Y, Liu YB, Ma SG, Liu F, Li L, Xu S, Wang XJ, Wang RB, Qu J, Yu SS. Pierisketolide A and Pierisketones B and C, Three Diterpenes with an Unusual Carbon Skeleton from the Roots of Pieris formosa. Org Lett 2017; 19:906-909. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b00048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Chang-Shan Niu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive
Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia
Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive
Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia
Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive
Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia
Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive
Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia
Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive
Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia
Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive
Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia
Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive
Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia
Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive
Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia
Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive
Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia
Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive
Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia
Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive
Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia
Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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Epieriocalyxin A Induces Cell Apoptosis Through JNK and ERK1/2 Signaling Pathways in Colon Cancer Cells. Cell Biochem Biophys 2017; 73:559-564. [PMID: 27352353 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-015-0687-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Colorectal cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the world. Currently, drug resistance of cancer cell to chemotherapy is a major cause for cancer recurrence and death of the patients; therefore, new therapeutic strategy is required to improve the care of colorectal cancer patients. The Chinese herb, Isodon eriocalyx, has been used a therapeutic for a long time in China. In this study, we showed that Epieriocalyxin A (EpiA), a diterpenoid isolated from I. eriocalyx, suppressed Caco-2 colon cancer cell growth. EpiA induced annexin V flipping in cell membrane and DNA fragment. We also showed that EpiA induced the generation of ROS in cells, as well as damage of the mitochondrial membrane. Western blot results showed that both JNK and ERK1/2 activation was decreased after EpiA treatment in a dose-dependent manner. EpiA increased the expression of caspase 3 and Bax, and decreased Bcl2 expression. Our results suggest that EpiA is a novel compound that induces colon cancer apoptosis. EpiA could be a potential drug for colon cancer therapy in the future.
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Li D, Han T, Liao J, Hu X, Xu S, Tian K, Gu X, Cheng K, Li Z, Hua H, Xu J. Oridonin, a Promising ent-Kaurane Diterpenoid Lead Compound. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:E1395. [PMID: 27563888 PMCID: PMC5037675 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17091395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Revised: 08/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Oridonin belongs to ent-kaurane tetracyclic diterpenoid and was first isolated from Isodon species. It exhibits inhibitory activities against a variety of tumor cells, and pharmacological study shows that oridonin could inhibit cell proliferation, DNA, RNA and protein synthesis of cancer cells, induce apoptosis and exhibit an antimutagenic effect. In addition, the large amount of the commercially-available supply is also very important for the natural lead oridonin. Moreover, the good stability, suitable molecular weight and drug-like property guarantee its further generation of a natural-like compound library. Oridonin has become the hot molecule in recent years, and from the year 2010, more than 200 publications can be found. In this review, we summarize the synthetic medicinal chemistry work of oridonin from the first publication 40 years ago and share our research experience of oridonin for about 10 years, which may provide useful information to those who are interested in this research field.
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- Dahong Li
- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, and School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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Yang J, Wang WG, Wu HY, Du X, Li XN, Li Y, Pu JX, Sun HD. Bioactive Enmein-Type ent-Kaurane Diterpenoids from Isodon phyllostachys. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2016; 79:132-40. [PMID: 26757019 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b00802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Thirty-two enmein-type ent-kaurane diterpenoids, including 13 new compounds, were isolated from the aerial parts of Isodon phyllostachys. Compounds 1 and 2 are the first examples of 3,20:6,20-diepoxyenmein-type ent-kauranoids, and the structures of these new compounds were established mainly by analyzing NMR and HREIMS data. The absolute configurations of 1 and 8 and the relative configuration of 9 were determined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compounds 11, 15, 20, and 21 were active against five human cancer cell lines (HL-60, SMMC-7721, A-549, MCF-7, and SW-480), with IC50 values ranging from 1.2 to 5.0 μM. Compounds 3, 11, 15, 17, 20, 21, 25, and 29 strongly inhibited NO production in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells, with IC50 values ranging from 0.74 to 4.93 μM.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/chemistry
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/isolation & purification
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/pharmacology
- Crystallography, X-Ray
- Diterpenes
- Diterpenes, Kaurane/chemistry
- Diterpenes, Kaurane/isolation & purification
- Diterpenes, Kaurane/pharmacology
- Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/chemistry
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/isolation & purification
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology
- HL-60 Cells
- Humans
- Inhibitory Concentration 50
- Isodon/chemistry
- Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology
- Mice
- Molecular Conformation
- Molecular Structure
- Nitric Oxide/biosynthesis
- Plant Components, Aerial/chemistry
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- Jin Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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ent-Kauranoids isolated from Isodon eriocalyx var. laxiflora and their structure activity relationship analyses. Tetrahedron 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2015.09.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Cheng HB, Bo Y, Shen WX, Ren XG, Tan JN, Jia ZR, Xu CL. Longikaurin E induces apoptosis of pancreatic cancer cells via modulation of the p38 and PI3K/AKT pathways by ROS. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2015; 388:623-34. [PMID: 25743573 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-015-1107-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2014] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease with a poor prognosis. It ranks as the fourth or fifth most common cancer in men and women and has the lowest 5-year survival rate. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop novel therapeutic agents for pancreatic cancer. Longikaurin E (LE), which is derived from the traditional herbal medicine Rabdosia longituba, had been reported to have anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic properties in several types of cancers. In this study, we investigated the cytotoxic properties of LE against pancreatic cancer cells and explored the mechanism behind the observed apoptosis. Pancreatic cancer cell lines cultured in the presence of LE exhibited dose- and time-dependent growth suppression by clone formation, methylthiazoltetrazolium assay, lactate dehydrogenase cytotoxicity assay, and fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis, respectively. In addition, these culture conditions also induced the generation of cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). In order to determine the mechanisms underlying LE-induced cytotoxicity, we used reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis in the pancreatic cancer cell line PANC1. The results showed that the expression of Bax was noticeably upregulated and the expression levels of Bcl-2, Bcl-XL, survivin, and c-Myc were significantly downregulated. We also observed increased p38 phosphorylation and decreased phosphorylation of the PI3K/AKT pathway. Interestingly, we also found that LE activated caspase-3. However, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, a kind of antioxidant, reversed all of these cellular activities. In conclusion, this study suggested that LE induced apoptosis of pancreatic cancer cells via ROS generation to modulate the p38 and PI3K/AKT pathways and could be a promising anti-pancreatic agent.
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- Hai-bo Cheng
- Translational Medicine Research Center, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 138, Xianlin Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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Liu X, Yang J, Wang WG, Li Y, Wu JZ, Pu JX, Sun HD. Diterpene alkaloids with an aza-ent-kaurane skeleton from Isodon rubescens. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2015; 78:196-201. [PMID: 25590529 DOI: 10.1021/np5006136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Two compounds belonging to a new group of diterpene alkaloids, kaurines A and B (1 and 2), and an alkaloid bearing a succinimide moiety (3) were obtained from Isodon rubescens. Their structures and absolute configurations were determined by spectroscopy and quantum-chemical computational (13)C NMR and ECD data analysis. These alkaloids differ from known diterpene alkaloids and diterpenoids and are presumably biosynthesized from ent-kaurane diterpenoids.
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MESH Headings
- Alkaloids/chemistry
- Alkaloids/isolation & purification
- Alkaloids/pharmacology
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/chemistry
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/isolation & purification
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/pharmacology
- Diterpenes, Kaurane/chemistry
- Diterpenes, Kaurane/isolation & purification
- Diterpenes, Kaurane/pharmacology
- Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/chemistry
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/isolation & purification
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology
- HL-60 Cells
- Humans
- Isodon/chemistry
- MCF-7 Cells
- Molecular Structure
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
- Plant Components, Aerial/chemistry
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Affiliation(s)
- Xu Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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Wang WG, Tang JW, Shi YM, Du X, Li XN, Wu HY, Jiang HY, Li Y, Pu JX, Sun HD. Laxiflorol A, the first example of 7,8:15,16-di-seco-15-nor-21-homo-ent-kauranoid from Isodon eriocalyx var. laxiflora. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra12704h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Laxiflorol A (1), an unprecedented 7,8:15,16-di-seco-15-nor-21-homo-ent-kauranoid, and its precursor analogue, laxiflorol B (2), were isolated from the leaves of Isodon eriocalyx var. laxiflora.
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Wang WG, Yan BC, Li XN, Du X, Wu HY, Zhan R, Li Y, Pu JX, Sun HD. 6,7-Seco-ent-kaurane-type diterpenoids from Isodon eriocalyx var. laxiflora. Tetrahedron 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2014.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Wu HY, Zhan R, Wang WG, Jiang HY, Du X, Li XN, Li Y, Pu JX, Sun HD. Cytotoxic ent-kaurane diterpenoids from Isodon wikstroemioides. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2014; 77:931-941. [PMID: 24697496 DOI: 10.1021/np4010135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Phytochemical investigation of EtOAc extracts of the aerial parts of Isodon wikstroemioides afforded 18 new ent-kaurane diterpenoids (wikstroemioidins E-V, 1-18), along with 17 known analogues (19-35). The absolute configurations of 1 and 16 were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The isolates were screened against five human tumor cell lines; compounds 3, 4, 9, 11-13, 23, 25-28, and 33 exhibited significant cytotoxic activity against all five, with IC50 values ranging from 0.4 to 5.1 μM. In addition, 17 of the isolates strongly inhibited nitric oxide production in LPS-activated RAW264.7 macrophages.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/chemistry
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/isolation & purification
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/pharmacology
- Crystallography, X-Ray
- Diterpenes, Kaurane/chemistry
- Diterpenes, Kaurane/isolation & purification
- Diterpenes, Kaurane/pharmacology
- Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/chemistry
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/isolation & purification
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology
- HL-60 Cells
- Humans
- Isodon/chemistry
- Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology
- Macrophages/drug effects
- Mice
- Nitric Oxide/biosynthesis
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
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Affiliation(s)
- Hai-Yan Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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Liao YJ, Bai HY, Li ZH, Zou J, Chen JW, Zheng F, Zhang JX, Mai SJ, Zeng MS, Sun HD, Pu JX, Xie D. Longikaurin A, a natural ent-kaurane, induces G2/M phase arrest via downregulation of Skp2 and apoptosis induction through ROS/JNK/c-Jun pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Cell Death Dis 2014; 5:e1137. [PMID: 24651440 PMCID: PMC3973226 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2014.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common form of primary liver cancer, and is also highly resistant to conventional chemotherapy treatments. In this study, we report that Longikaurin A (LK-A), an ent-kaurane diterpenoid isolated from the plant Isodon ternifolius, induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human HCC cell lines. LK-A also suppressed tumor growth in SMMC-7721 xenograft models, without inducing any notable major organ-related toxicity. LK-A treatment led to reduced expression of the proto-oncogene S phase kinase-associated protein 2 (Skp2) in SMMC-7721 cells. Lower Skp2 levels correlated with increased expression of p21 and p-cdc2 (Try15), and a corresponding decrease in protein levels of Cyclin B1 and cdc2. Overexpression of Skp2 significantly inhibited LK-A-induced cell cycle arrest in SMMC-7721 cells, suggesting that LK-A may target Skp2 to arrest cells at the G2/M phase. LK-A also induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and apoptosis in SMMC-7721 cells. LK-A induced phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), but not extracellular signal-regulated kinase and P38 MAP kinase. Treatment with, the JNK inhibitor SP600125 prevented LK-A-induced apoptosis in SMMC-7721 cells. Moreover, the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine prevented phosphorylation of both JNK and c-Jun. Taken together, these data indicate that LK-A induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in cancer cells by dampening Skp2 expression, and thereby activating the ROS/JNK/c-Jun signaling pathways. LK-A is therefore a potential lead compound for development of antitumor drugs targeting HCC.
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- Y-J Liao
- Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- 1] Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China [2] Department of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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Wang WG, Du X, Li XN, Yan BC, Zhou M, Wu HY, Zhan R, Dong K, Pu JX, Sun HD. Four new diterpenoids from Isodon eriocalyx var. laxiflora. NATURAL PRODUCTS AND BIOPROSPECTING 2013; 3:145-149. [PMCID: PMC4131582 DOI: 10.1007/s13659-013-0057-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2013] [Accepted: 08/02/2013] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Four new diterpenoids, laxiflorins S-V (1–4), bearing four different types, and one known compound, laxiflorin O (5), were isolated from Isodon eriocalyx var. laxiflora. Compound 1 was the first example of ent-kauranoids bearing a unique C24 carbon framework and compound 4 was the first example of 3,4-seco-ent-abietane diterpenoids from the Isodon genus. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic methods (UV, IR, MS, NMR). ![]()
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- Wei-Guang Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201 China
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Li YP, Li XN, Gao LH, Li HZ, Wu GX, Li RT. Neopierisoids A and B, two new chlorinated 3,4-seco-grayanane diterpenoids with antifeedant activity from flowers of Pieris japonica. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2013; 61:7219-7224. [PMID: 23822836 DOI: 10.1021/jf401921x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Two new chlorinated multiacylated 3,4-seco-grayanane diterpenoids, neopierisoids A and B (1 and 2), were isolated from flowers of the poisonous plant Pieris japonica and were identified from spectroscopic analysis and X-ray diffraction data. Both compounds showed obvious antifeedant activity against Pieris brassicae with an EC50 of 10.07 μg/cm(2) for 1 and 5.33 μg/cm(2) for 2, indications of toxic properties. Chlorinated 3,4-seco-grayanane diterpenoids in P. japonica may play a defensive role against herbivores.
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- Yan-Ping Li
- The Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650050, P R China
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Liu X, Zhan R, Wang WG, Du X, Li XN, Yang JH, Zhang P, Li Y, Pu JX, Wu JZ, Sun HD. New ent-Abietane and ent-Kaurane Diterpenoids from Isodon rubescens. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2013; 61:90-5. [PMID: 23302591 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c12-00697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Xu Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, Tongji School of Pharmacy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, Tongji School of Pharmacy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, Tongji School of Pharmacy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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