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Tung NKT, Dung DT, Kiem PV, Hang DTT, Nhiem NX, The NV, Seo Y, Kang JS, Tai BH. Alkaloids and Lignans from the Aerial Parts of Rauvolfia tetraphylla Inhibit NO Production in LPS-activated RAW 264.7 Cells. Chem Biodivers 2024; 21:e202302123. [PMID: 38253808 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202302123] [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: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Three previously undescribed compounds named rauvolphyllas A-C (1-3), along with thirteen known compounds, 18β-hydroxy-3-epi-α-yohimbine (4), yohimbine (5), α-yohimbine (6), 17-epi-α-yohimbine (7), (E)-vallesiachotamine (8), (Z)-vallesiachotamine (9), 16S-E-isositsirikine (10), Nb -methylisoajimaline (11), Nb -methylajimaline (12), ajimaline (13), (+)-lyoniresinol 3α-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (14), (+)-isolarisiresinol 3α-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (15), and (-)-lyoniresinol 3α-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (16) were isolated from the aerial parts of Rauvolfia tetraphylla L. Their chemical structures were elucidated based on the extensive spectroscopic interpretation of HR-ESI-MS, 1D and 2D NMR spectra. The absolute configurations of 2 and 3 were determined by experimental ECD spectra. Compounds 5, 6, 7, and 11-13 exhibited nitric oxide production inhibition activity in LPS-activated RAW 264.7 cells with the IC50 values of 79.10, 44.34, 51.28, 33.54, 37.67, and 28.56 μM, respectively, compared to that of the positive control, dexamethasone, which showed IC50 value of 13.66 μM. The other isolates were inactive with IC50 values over 100 μM.
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- Ninh Khac Thanh Tung
- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 305-764, Korea
- Center for High Technology Research and Development, VAST, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 10072, Vietnam
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- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 10072, Vietnam
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- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 10072, Vietnam
- Graduate University of Science and Technology, VAST, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 10072, Vietnam
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- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 10072, Vietnam
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- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 10072, Vietnam
- Graduate University of Science and Technology, VAST, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 10072, Vietnam
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- Traditional Medicine Hospital of Public Security Ministry of Vietnam, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam
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- New Drug Development Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation (KMEDIhub, 88 Dongnae-ro, Dong-gu, Daegu, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 305-764, Korea
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- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 10072, Vietnam
- Graduate University of Science and Technology, VAST, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 10072, Vietnam
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Srinivasulu V, Srikanth G, Khanfar MA, Abu-Yousef IA, Majdalawieh AF, Mazitschek R, Setty SC, Sebastian A, Al-Tel TH. Stereodivergent Complexity-to-Diversity Strategy en Route to the Synthesis of Nature-Inspired Skeleta. J Org Chem 2022; 87:1377-1397. [PMID: 35014258 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c02698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The complexity-to-diversity (CtD) strategy has become one of the most powerful tools used to transform complex natural products into diverse skeleta. However, the reactions utilized in this process are often limited by their compatibility with existing functional groups, which in turn restricts access to the desired skeletal diversity. In the course of employing a CtD strategy en route to the synthesis of natural product-inspired compounds, our group has developed several stereodivergent strategies employing indoloquinolizine natural product analogues as starting materials. These transformations led to the rapid and diastereoselective synthesis of diverse classes of natural product-like architectures, including camptothecin-inspired analogues, azecane medium-sized ring systems, arborescidine-inspired systems, etc. This manifestation required a drastic modification of the synthetic design that ultimately led to modular and diastereoselective access to a diverse collection of various classes of biologically significant natural product analogues. The reported strategies provide a unique platform that will be broadly applicable to other late-stage natural product transformation approaches.
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- Vunnam Srinivasulu
- Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah, UAE
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, American University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 26666, Sharjah, UAE
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- College of Science, Department of Chemistry, Pure and Applied Chemistry Group, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah, UAE
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, American University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 26666, Sharjah, UAE
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, American University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 26666, Sharjah, UAE
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, American University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 26666, Sharjah, UAE
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- Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah, UAE
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- Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah, UAE.,College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah, UAE
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Moraes TFS, Ferraz AC, da Cruz Nizer WS, Tótola AH, Soares DBS, Duarte LP, Vieira-Filho SA, Magalhães CLB, de Magalhães JC. A methanol extract and N,N-dimethyltryptamine from Psychotria viridis Ruiz & Pav. inhibit Zika virus infection in vitro. Arch Virol 2021; 166:3275-3287. [PMID: 34536126 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-021-05230-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Zika virus (ZIKV) is a public health problem due to its association with serious fetal and neurological complications and the lack of antiviral agents and licensed vaccines against this virus. Surveillance studies have alerted about the potential occurrence of a new South American epidemic episode due to the recent circulation of an African ZIKV strain detected in Brazil. Therefore, it is essential to discover antiviral agents, including natural substances, that are capable of neutralizing the action of ZIKV. Several Psychotria species have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. Thus, a methanol extract and dimethyltryptamine from Psychotria viridis were evaluated for their ability to inhibit ZIKV infection in vitro by measuring the effective concentration that protects 50% of cells and investigating their possible mechanisms of action. The tested samples showed antiviral activity against ZIKV. The extract showed virucidal activity, affecting viral and non-cellular elements, inactivating the virus before infection or when it becomes extracellular after the second cycle of infection. It was also observed that both extract and dimethyltryptamine could inhibit the virus at intracellular stages of the viral cycle. In addition to dimethyltryptamine, it is believed that other compounds also contribute to the promising virucidal effect observed for the methanol extract. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the activity of a methanolic extract and dimethyltryptamine from Psychotria viridis against cellular ZIKV infection. These two samples, extracted from natural sources, are potential candidates for use as antiviral drugs to inhibit ZIKV infections.
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- Thaís F S Moraes
- Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Rodovia MG 443, Km7, Ouro Branco, MG, 36420-000, Brazil.,Department of Microbiology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Antônio Carlos, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Rodovia MG 443, Km7, Ouro Branco, MG, 36420-000, Brazil.,Department of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Campus Morro do Cruzeiro, Ouro Prêto, MG, 35400-000, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Rodovia MG 443, Km7, Ouro Branco, MG, 36420-000, Brazil.,Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Rodovia MG 443, Km7, Ouro Branco, MG, 36420-000, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, Pharmacy's School, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Campus Morro do Cruzeiro, Ouro Preto, MG, 35400-000, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Campus Morro do Cruzeiro, Ouro Prêto, MG, 35400-000, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Rodovia MG 443, Km7, Ouro Branco, MG, 36420-000, Brazil.
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Srinivasulu V, Sieburth SM, Khanfar MA, Abu-Yousef IA, Majdalawieh A, Ramanathan M, Sebastian A, Al-Tel TH. Stereoselective Late-Stage Transformations of Indolo[2,3- a]quinolizines Skeleta to Nature-Inspired Scaffolds. J Org Chem 2021; 86:12872-12885. [PMID: 34477383 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The indolo[2,3-a]quinolizines, canthines, and arborescidines natural products exhibit a wide range of bioactivities including anticancer, antiviral, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory, among others. Therefore, the development of modular and efficient strategies to access the core scaffolds of these classes of natural products is a remarkable achievement. The Complexity-to-Diversity (CtD) strategy has become a powerful tool that transforms natural products into skeletal and stereochemical diversity. However, many of the reactions that could be utilized in this process are limited by the type of functional groups present in the starting material, which restrict transformations into a variety of products to achieve the desired diversity. In the course of employing a (CtD) strategy en route to the synthesis of nature-inspired compounds, unexpected stereoelectronic-driven rearrangement reactions have been discovered. These reactions provided a rapid access to indolo[2,3-a]quinolizines-, canthines-, and arborescidines-inspired alkaloids in a modular and diastereoselective manner. The disclosed strategies will be widely applicable to other late-stage natural product transformation programs and drug discovery initiatives.
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- Vunnam Srinivasulu
- Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah 00000, UAE
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- Temple University, Department of Chemistry, 201 Beury Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- College of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah 00000, UAE
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, American University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 26666, Sharjah, UAE
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, American University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 26666, Sharjah, UAE
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, American University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 26666, Sharjah, UAE
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- Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah 00000, UAE
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- Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah 00000, UAE.,College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah 00000, UAE
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De Carvalho Junior A, Ferreira R, Passos MS, Curcino Vieira M, Glória das Virgens LL, Calixto S, Biá Ventura T, Lassounskaia E, de Carvalho M, Braz-Filho R, Curcino Vieira I. Chemical composition, antimycobacterial and anti-inflammatory activities of iridoids and triterpene from Psychotria suterella (Rubiaceae). Pharmacogn Mag 2021. [DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_93_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Benchoula K, Khatib A, Quzwain FMC, Che Mohamad CA, Wan Sulaiman WMA, Abdul Wahab R, Ahmed QU, Abdul Ghaffar M, Saiman MZ, Alajmi MF, El-Seedi H. Optimization of Hyperglycemic Induction in Zebrafish and Evaluation of Its Blood Glucose Level and Metabolite Fingerprint Treated with Psychotria malayana Jack Leaf Extract. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24081506. [PMID: 30999617 PMCID: PMC6515116 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24081506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 03/24/2019] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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A standard protocol to develop type 1 diabetes in zebrafish is still uncertain due to unpredictable factors. In this study, an optimized protocol was developed and used to evaluate the anti-diabetic activity of Psychotria malayana leaf. The aims of this study were to develop a type 1 diabetic adult zebrafish model and to evaluate the anti-diabetic activity of the plant extract on the developed model. The ability of streptozotocin and alloxan at a different dose to elevate the blood glucose levels in zebrafish was evaluated. While the anti-diabetic activity of P. malayana aqueous extract was evaluated through analysis of blood glucose and LC-MS analysis fingerprinting. The results indicated that a single intraperitoneal injection of 300 mg/kg alloxan was the optimal dose to elevate the fasting blood glucose in zebrafish. Furthermore, the plant extract at 1, 2, and 3 g/kg significantly reduced blood glucose levels in the diabetic zebrafish. In addition, LC-MS-based fingerprinting indicated that 3 g/kg plant extract more effective than other doses. Phytosterols, sugar alcohols, sugar acid, free fatty acids, cyclitols, phenolics, and alkaloid were detected in the extract using GC-MS. In conclusion, P. malayana leaf aqueous extract showed anti-diabetic activity on the developed type 1 diabetic zebrafish model.
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- Khaled Benchoula
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan 25200, Pahang, Malaysia.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan 25200, Pahang, Malaysia.
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan 25200, Pahang, Malaysia.
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan 25200, Pahang, Malaysia.
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Kulliyyah of Allied Health Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan 25200, Pahang, Malaysia.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan 25200, Pahang, Malaysia.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan 25200, Pahang, Malaysia.
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Biomedical Centre, Uppsala University, Box 574, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Antimycobacterial and Nitric Oxide Production Inhibitory Activities of Triterpenes and Alkaloids from Psychotria nuda (Cham. & Schltdl.) Wawra. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24061026. [PMID: 30875889 PMCID: PMC6471101 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24061026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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A phytochemical study of leaves and twigs of Psychotria nuda resulted in 19 compounds, including five indole alkaloids, N,N,N-trimethyltryptamine, lyaloside, strictosamide, strictosidine, and 5α-carboxystrictosidine; two flavonolignans, cinchonain Ia and cinchonain Ib; an iridoid, roseoside; a sugar, lawsofructose; a coumarin, scopoletin; a diterpene, phytol; three triterpenes, pomolic acid, spinosic acid, and rotungenic acid; and five steroids, sitosterol, stigmasterol, campesterol, β-sitosterol-3-O-β-d-glucoside, and β-stigmasterol-3-O-β-d-glucoside. Some compounds were evaluated for their in vitro activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and their ability to inhibit NO production by macrophages stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The compounds pomolic acid, spinosic acid, strictosidine, and 5α-carboxystrictosidine displayed antimycobacterial activity with minimum inhibitory concentrations ranging from 7.1 to 19.2 µg/mL. These compounds showed promising inhibitory activity against NO production (IC50 3.22 to 25.5 μg/mL). 5α-carboxystrictosidine did not show cytotoxicity against macrophages RAW264.7 up to a concentration of 100 µg/mL. With the exception of strictosamide, this is the first report of the occurrence of these substances in P. nuda.
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