Previously undescribed benzoxepins with bioactivities against inducible pro-inflammatory cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase from Rhizophora annamalayana Kathir

Two unprecedented benzoxepins were obtained from the ethyl acetate fraction of the leaves of Rhizophora annamalayana Kathir, and characterized as 4-(11-(hydroxymethyl)-10-methylpentan-2-yl)-4, 5-dihydrobenzo[c]oxepin-1(3H)-one (1) and (E)-methyl-14-hydroxy-4-(11-(5-hydroxy-1-oxo-3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[c]oxepin-4-yl)ethyl)-10-methylhept-11-enoate (2). The benzoxepin 2 exhibited greater 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl and 2, 2′-azino-bis-3 ethylbenzothiozoline-6-sulfonic acid diammonium radical scavenging assays (IC₅₀ 0.68 and 0.84 mg/mL, respectively) than those recorded with 1 (IC₅₀ 0.70 and 0.89 mg/mL, respectively). The tetrahydrobenzo[c]oxepin analogue (2) exhibited significantly great cyclooxygenase-2 and 5-lipoxygenase inhibitory properties (IC₅₀ 0.87 and 0.94 mg/mL, respectively), while compared with its dihydrobenzo[c]oxepin-1(3H)-one isoform (1) (IC₅₀ 1.16 and 1.64 mg/mL, respectively). The dihydrobenzo[c]oxepin-1(3H)-one isoform (2) exhibited significantly greater selectivity index (~2) than synthetic ibuprofen (0.44) (p < 0.05), which attributed the higher anti-inflammatory selectivity of the former against inducible pro-inflammatory cyclooxygenase-2 than its constitutive isoform (cyclooxygenase-1). No significant difference in 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) inhibitory activities were apparent between compound 2 (IC₅₀ 0.94 mg/mL) and synthetic ibuprofen (IC₅₀ 0.93 mg/mL).     

福建浮宫红海榄(Rhizophora stylosa)次生代谢产物研究

研究红海榄的化学成分.将红海榄的细枝粉碎后用95%乙醇浸提、回流热提,合并浓缩,浸膏的乙酸乙酯萃取物,经柱色谱分离,并应用EI MS,1H NMR,13C NMR等谱学方法确定其结构.从福建浮宫九龙江河口采集的红海榄中分离得到9个化合物,分别为β-谷甾醇(1),胡萝卜甙(2),Taraxerol(3),Careaborin(4),Cis-careaborin(5),2,6-二甲氧基-对羟基苯甲醛(6),异香草酸(7),原儿茶酸(8),2,4,6-三甲氧基苯酚(9).其中化合物(6),(7),(8),(9)为首次从该种植物中分离获得.     

来源湛江红树内生真菌的二氢异香豆素及其抑菌活性

为了研究湛江红树(Rhizophora apiculata)植物内生真菌Fusarium sp.F67和B42的二氢异香豆素类次级代谢产物及其抑菌活性,采用色谱技术对菌株F67和B42的代谢产物进行分离纯化,确认所得化合物的结构为:3,6,8-三羟基-3,4,5,7-四甲基-3,4-二氢异香豆素(sclerotinin A)(1),二氢橘霉素(2)、5-甲基蜂蜜曲菌素(3)、5-羧基蜂蜜曲菌素(4)、4-羟基蜂蜜曲菌素(5)和蜂蜜曲菌素(6),并利用滤纸片琼脂扩散法检测化合物对7种常见致病菌的抑菌活性。在1.0 g/L质量浓度下化合物1~4对受试菌株的抑菌圈范围为5.1~11.0 mm,其中化合物4的抑菌活性相对较强,抑菌谱相对较广,可为挖掘新型抗菌药物的研究提供补充。