An isoindole alkaloid from Portulaca oleracea L.

A novel isoindole alkaloid named oleraisoindole (1), together with six known compounds, 7′-ethoxy-trans-feruloyltyramine (2), N-trans-feruloyltyramine (3), N-trans-feruloyl-3-methoxytyramine (4), N-trans-p-coumaroyltyramine (5) aurantiamide (6) and ferulic acid methyl ester (7) were isolated from Portulaca oleracea L. Compounds 2 and 7 were isolated for the first time from this plant. Compound 1 was identified using spectroscopic methods including HR-ESI-TOF-MS, 1D-NMR, 2D-NMR. It was tested in a nitric oxide (NO) inhibition assay and was shown to inhibit NO production in RAW 264.7 cells induced by LPS.     

A new lactam alkaloid from Portulaca oleracea L. and its cytotoxity

A new lactam alkaloid named oleraciamide D (1), indentified as (5R)-4-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-5,6-dihydropyridin-2(1H)-one, together with five known compounds, indole-3-aldehyde (2), portulacatone (3), N-trans-feruloyloctopamine (4), N-trans-feruloyl-3′-O-methyldopamine (5) and N-trans-feruloyltyramine (6) were isolated from Potulaca oleracea L. Among them, indole-3-aldehyde (2) was isolated from the medicine for the first time. The structure of the new alkaloid was elucidated via UHPLC-ESI-Q-TOF/MS, 1D NMR and 2D NMR. The five known compounds were established by comparing the ¹H-NMR and ¹³C NMR with the reported literature. Oleraciamide D (1) showed cytotoxicity against SH-SY5Y cells when concentration at 50 uM by CCK-8 method.     

A Closer Look at the Hydroiodination of Propiolic Acid

The crystal structures of cis‐3‐iodoacrylic acid (1), trans‐3‐iodoacrylic acid (2), trans‐3‐iodoacrylic acid methyl ester (3), 3,3‐diiodopropanoic acid (4), and trans‐2,3‐diiodoacrylic acid (5) are reported. Compounds 1 and 2 are the kinetic and thermodynamic products, respectively, of the hydroiodination of propiolic acid. Compound 4 results from addition of a second equivalent of hydroiodic acid to 1 or 2, whereas 5 results from the addition of trace elemental iodine to propiolic acid.     

Secondary metabolites isolated from the fungus <Emphasis Type="Italic">Biscogniauxia cylindrospora</Emphasis> BCRC 33717

One new dihydroisocoumarin, (3S)-5-hydroxy-8-O-methylmellein (1), as well as nine known compounds, 5-formylmellein (2), mellein-5-carboxylic acid (3), 5-hydroxymethylmellein (4), 3β-hydroxystigmast-5- en-7-one (5), N-trans-feruloyltyramine (6), N-cis-feruloyltyramine (7), vanillic acid (8), methyl paraben (9), and syringaldehyde (10), were isolated from the n-BuOH-soluble fraction of the 70% EtOH extract of rice fermented with the endophytic fungus Biscogniauxia cylindrospora (BCRC 33717). Their structures were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy together with HR-ESI-MS analysis and comparison of the spectroscopic data with those reported for structurally related compounds.     

Electrospray mass spectrometric studies of a potential antitumor drug and its analogous platinum(II) and platinum(IV) complexes with the ethylenediamine-N,N′-di-3-propanoato ligand and its dibutyl ester

Abstract  The electrospray mass spectrometric (ESI–MS) behavior of the complexes trans-dichloro(ethylenediamine-N,N′-di-3-propionato)platinum(IV), trans-dibromo(ethylenediamine-N,N′-di-3-propionato)platinum(IV), dichloro(ethylenediamine-N,N′-di-3-propionic acid)platinum(II), tetrachloro(O,O′-di-n-butyl-ethylenediamine-N,N′-di-3-propanoate)platinum(IV), chlorotribromo(O,O′-di-n-butyl-ethylenediamine-N,N′-di-3-propanoate)platinum(IV), and dichloro(O,O′-di-n-butyl-ethylenediamine-N,N′-di-3-propanoate)platinum(II), with the formulae trans-[PtCl₂(eddp)] (1), trans-[PtBr₂(eddp)] (2), [PtCl₂(H₂eddp)] (3), [PtCl₄(Bu₂eddp)] (4), [PtBr₃Cl(Bu₂eddp)] (5), and [PtCl₂(Bu₂eddp)]·H₂O (6), is reported. The deprotonated molecular ions or halide adducts are usually observed. ESI–MS data demonstrate the usefulness of the method for efficient characterization of metal complexes in solution. Graphical Abstract        

A new aliphatic ester of hydroxysalicylic acid from fermented Carica papaya L. preparation with a potential hair growth stimulating activity

Abstract

An aliphatic ester of hydroxysalicylic acid (6), reported for the first time from a natural source in addition to five known compounds were isolated from the fermented Carica papaya L. preparation, a commercialized functional food. The known compounds were identified as 5-hydroxymethylfurfuraldehyde (1), trans-caffeic acid (2), butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (butylparaben) (3), lycopene (4), benzyl isothiocyanate (5). Compounds 1 and 3 were reported for the first time from Papaya fruits through this study. The new compound showed a moderate antioxidant activity and a potent hair growth stimulating activity in vitro.     

A new alternariol glucoside from fungus Alternaria alternate cib-137

A new secondary metabolite, 2-O-methylalternariol 4-O-β-[4-methoxyl-glucopyranoside] (1), together with four known compounds alternariol methyl ether (2), altenuene (3), isoaltenuene (4) and 2-(2′S-hydroxypropyl)-5-methyl-7-hydroxychromone (5), was isolated from the fungus Alternaria alternate cib-137. Its structure was elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data. Compounds 3 and 4 demonstrated moderate activity against Staphylococcus aureus.     

A new butanolide from the leaves of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Cinnamomum reticulatum</Emphasis>

A new butanolide, isoreticulide ((4R,3E)-4-hydroxy-5-methylene-3-octadecylidenedihydrofuran-2-one) (1), along with nine compounds including one sesquiterpenoid, (3-methoxy-5H-9,11dioxabenzo[3,4]cyclohepta[1,2-f])inden-7-yl)-methanol (2); six benzenoids, p-hydroxybenzoic acid (3), p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (4), protocatechuic acid (5), ferulic acid (6), trans-methyl p-coumarate (7), and p-dihydrocoumaric acid (8), and two amides, N-trans-feruloyltyramine (9) and dihydroferuloyltyramine (10), were isolated from the leaves of Cinnamomum reticulatum Hayata (Lauraceae). These compounds were characterized and identified by physical and spectral evidence.     

Balanochalcone,a new chalcone from Balanophora laxiflora Hemsl.

A new chalcone named as balanochalcone (1) together with eight known compounds, methyl caffeate (2), β-hydroxydihydrochalcone (3), methyl gallate (4), dimethyl-6,9,10-trihydroxybenzo[kl]xanthene-1,2-dicarboxylate (5), p-coumaric acid (6), quercetin (7), scopoletin (8) and pinoresinol (9) have been isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of Vietnamese Balanophora laxiflora Hemsl. Their structures were characterised by IR, UV, HR-ESI-MS, 1D and 2D NMR and CD spectroscopies. Compounds 2 and 5 showed moderate cytotoxicity against four cancer cell lines, KB (a human epidermal carcinoma), MCF7 (human breast carcinoma), SK-LU-1 (human lung carcinoma) and HepG2 (hepatocellular carcinoma). In addition, compounds 1 and 5 showed moderate antioxidant activity.     

Chemical constituents isolated from the fungus <Emphasis Type="Italic">Monascus</Emphasis> sp.

Further study of a 95% EtOH extract of red mold rice fermented with the yellow mutant of the fungus Monascus sp. led to the isolation of one new chroman derivative, namely monascuskaochroman (1), together with nine known compounds. The structure of the new compound was determined as 4-(1-hydroxy-1-methyl- ethyl)-chroman-4-carboxylic acid amide. The known compounds were identified as monascin (2), ankaflavin (3), (3R,6R,7E)-(+)-3-hydroxy-4,7-megstigmadien-9-one (4), vanillin (5), syringic acid (6), 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoic acid (7), trans-methyl p-coumarate (8), ferulic acid (9), and methyl N-methyl anthranylate (10).This is the first report of a naturally occurring chroman skeleton isolated from Monascus species. Compounds 4–10 were isolated from this species for the first time. Their structures were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy together with HR-ESI-MS analysis, and comparison of the spectroscopic data with those reported for structurally related compounds.     

Cytotoxic constituents from Helicteres hirsuta collected in Vietnam

Abstract

Phytochemical study on the extract of Vietnamese medicinal plant Helicteres hirsuta Lour. has led to the isolation and structural elucidation of twelve secondary metabolites, 3-O-trans-caffeoylbetulinic acid (1), 3β-benzoylbetulinic acid (2), betulinic acid methyl ester (3), betulinic acid (4), lupeol (5), 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (6), 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester (7), 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid (8), 5,8-dihydroxy-7,4′-dimethoxyflavone (9), isoscutellarein 4’-methyl ether 8-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (10), methyl caffeate (11) and stigmasterol (12). Especially, compound 2 was reported as a new natural product. Their structures were elucidated by a combination of 2D NMR and ESI-FT-ICR-MS spectroscopies. Furthermore, eight compounds were tested for their cytotoxicity against five cancer cell lines (Hela, HepG2, SK-LU-1, AGS and SK-MEL-2). The results showed that compounds (1, 3-5, 9) have moderate activities. This is the first study on the chemical constituents and their cytotoxicity of the Vietnamese Helicteres hirsuta L.     

Activity of some platinum(II/IV) complexes with edda-type ligands against human adenocarcinoma HeLa cells

Cisplatin analogues, cis-dichloro(ethylenediamine-N,N′-di-3-propanoic acid)platinum(II) (1) and cis-iodo(ethylenediamine-N,N′-di-3-propanoic acid)platinum(II) (2), as well as trans-dichloro-(ethylenediamine-N,N′-di-3-propanoato)platinum(IV) (3), trans-dibromo(ethylenediamine -N,N′-di-3-propanoato)platinum(IV) (4), trans-dichloro(propylenediamine-N,N′-diacetato)-platinum(IV) (5) and trans-dibromo(propylenediamine-N,N′-diacetato)platinum(IV) (6), -([Pt(H₂eddp)Cl₂], [Pt(Heddp)I], trans-[Pt(eddp)Cl₂], trans-[Pt(eddp)Br₂], trans-[Pt(pdda)Cl₂] and trans-[Pt(pdda)Br₂], respectively) were used to assess antitumor selectivity against human adenocarcinoma HeLa cells. The results show that different oxidation states of platinum, different halide ligands, chelating aminocarboxylato and diamine backbones have similar effects with edda-type ligands and activity is lower than for cisplatin.     

A new cadinane sesquiterpenoid glucoside with cytotoxicity from Abelmoschus sagittifolius

A new cadinane sesquiterpenoid glucoside, 2β,7,3-trihydroxycalamenene 3-O-β-d-glucoside (1) together with six known compounds, N-(p-trans-coumaroyl)-N-methyl tyramine (2), Cleomiscosin A (3), 9,12,13-trihydroxy-10,15-heptadecadienoic acid (4), Cytochalasin B (5), Marmesinin (6) and N-(p-trans-coumaroyl) tyramine (7) were obtained from the stem bark of Abelmoschus sagittifolius. The new structure of compound 1 was elucidated by analysing its ¹H and ¹³C-NMR, ¹H-¹H COSY, HSQC, HMBC, NOESY and HR-ESI-MS spectra. Compounds 1–7 showed moderate cytotoxicity against Hela and HepG-2 human cancer cell lines.     

Potentially biologically active new substituted anilides of benzo[2,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]thiophene series

New substituted anilides of the heterocyclic series 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 together with the earlier described compounds 1 and 3 (Jarak I et al. (2005) J Med Chem 48:2346), were synthesized from the corresponding heterocyclic carbonyl chlorides, methoxycarbonyl- and cyano-substituted anilines. Compounds 2 and 7 were prepared by methylation with methyl-iodide on the amide and the pyridine nitrogen. The Pinner reaction was used in the preparations of amidino-substituted compounds. It seems that all the prepared compounds could be biologically interesting, especially amidino-substituted anilides prepared in the form of water-soluble hydrochlorides or hydroiodides. Molecular and crystal structures of the three compounds, namely, 4′-methoxycarbonyl-N-phenyl-3-chlorobenzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxamide (1), N-(4′-amidinophenyl)-3-chlorobenzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxamide hydrochloride monohydrate (4) and 1-methyl-N-(4-amidinophenyl)-3-pyridine carboxamide iodide hydroiodide (7) have been determined by X-ray single-crystal diffractometry in the solid state. Compounds 1, 4 and 7 are not planar and the amide group (C=O in relation to NH group) is in trans position in all three compounds. The 3-chlorobenzo[b]thiophene moiety in 1 and 4 is oriented with the chloro substituent in cis position in relation to amide NH group. The conformational characteristics of the compounds result from the introduction of different substituents or solvent molecules (water molecule in 4), which leads to various intermolecular hydrogen bonds formation (N–H⋯O, N–H⋯Cl, O–H⋯Cl⁻, N–H⋯I⁻) in 1, 4 and 7. Hydrogen bond formation could be responsible for the potential biological activity of the compounds.     

Synthesis of cis‐3‐methyl‐4‐aminopiperidine Derivatives

A facile approach for the preparation of cis‐3‐methyl‐4‐aminopiperidine derivatives is described. The synthesis was carried out via regioselective ring opening of N‐benzyl‐3‐methyl‐3,4‐epoxi‐piperidine (8), which can be easily obtained in two steps from the corresponding N‐benzyl‐pyridinium salt (5). Seven new cis‐3‐methyl‐4‐amino and amido piperidines compounds were obtained.     

Chemical constituents and biological activities of Viburnum macrocephalum f. keteleeri

Three new compounds (1–3) and seven known compounds (4–10) have been isolated from the ethanolic extract of Viburnum macrocephalum f. keteleeri using bioactivity-guided fractionation and identified as methyl (2-α-L-rhamnopyranosyloxy)acetate (1), methyl (2R-3-α-L-rhamnopyranosyloxy)glycerate (2), methyl (3R-4-α-L-rhamnopyranosyloxy-3-hydroxy)butanoate (3), bridelionoside B (4), (6S,7E,9R)-roseoside (5), linarionoside A (6), 3,7,11-trimethyl-1,6-dodecadien-3,10,11-triol (7), (+)-8-hydroxylinalool (8), β-sitosterol (9) and daucosterol (10). The structures of 1–3, including absolute configurations, were determined by spectroscopic data (¹H and ¹³C NMR, HSQC, HMBC and ORD) and chemical methods. In addition, compounds 1–8 were assayed for their insecticidal and antimicrobial activities. Compounds 7 and 8 exhibited moderately insecticidal effects against Mythimna separata with LD₅₀ values of 180 and 230 μg g^?1, respectively. Compounds 2, 3, 7 and 8 showed varying antimicrobial activities with IC₅₀ values ranging from 125 to 529 μM.     

A new caffeoylgluconic acid derivative from the nearly ripe fruits of Evodia rutaecarpa

A new caffeoylgluconic acid derivative, trans-caffeoyl-6-O-d-gluconic acid methyl ester (1), together with two known compounds named trans-caffeoyl-6-O-d-glucono-γ-lactone (2) and trans-caffeoyl-6-O-d-gluconic acid (3), was isolated from the nearly ripe fruits of Evodia rutaecarpa (Juss.) Benth.. These compounds were isolated by various separation methods associated with the UPLC-Q-TOF-MS technique. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic methods.     

Heptyl vicianoside and methyl caramboside from sour star fruit

Two new alkyl glycosides, heptyl vicianoside (1) and methyl 2-O-β-d-fucopyranosyl-α-l-arabinofuranoside (methyl caramboside, 4), were isolated from the sour fruit of Averrhoa carambola L. (Oxalidaceae), along with octyl vicianoside (2), cis-3-hexenyl rutinoside (3), and methyl α-d-fructofuranoside (5). Their structures were determined by spectroscopic and chemical methods. Compounds 2, 3, and 5 were obtained from the genus Averrhoa for the first time. All the compounds were evaluated for in vitro α-glucosidase, pancreatic lipase, and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activities, but none of them were potent.     

A new macrolactin antibiotic from deep sea-derived bacteria Bacillus subtilis B5

A new macrolactin derivate, 7-O-2′E-butenoyl macrolactin A (1), together with three known macrolactin compounds, macrolactin A (2), 7-O-malonyl macrolactin A (3) and 7-O-succinyl macrolactin A (4), was isolated from the bacterial strain Bacillus subtilis B5, which was isolated from the 3000 m deep sea sediment of the Southwest Pacific Ocean. The structures of the new compounds were assigned by spectroscopic methods including 1-D/2-D NMR and MS analysis techniques. Compounds 1 and 2 demonstrated antifungal activities against tea pathogenic fungi Pestalotiopsis theae and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.     

Saturated heterocycles. Part 216 . Synthesis,structure and ring opening of trans-perhydro-1,4-benzoxazepin-3-one derivatives

trans-Perhydro-1,4-benzoxazepin-3-ones 2a-c were synthesized and transformed to condensed-skeleton perhydro-trans-1,4-benzoxazepines 3a,b , the thiones 4a,b , the urea derivatives 5a,b , and N-acylated compounds 6a-e . Compounds 6b,d were ring-opened by hydrochloric acid in ethanol to yield trans-2-(1-carbethoxyethoxy)-1-acylaminomethylcyclohexane derivatives 7b,d . The ¹H- and ¹³C-nmr investigation and X-ray analysis of 5b and 6c,d proved that the expected N-acylated derivatives were formed and that both rings of the trans anellated compounds have a chair conformation.