A new anthraquinone from Morinda elliptica Ridl.

A new anthraquinone, morinquinone, together with 18 known anthraquinones were isolated from the stems of Morinda elliptica Ridl. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data. They each showed weak inhibitory activity against a susceptible strain of Staphylococcus aureus and a methicillin-resistant S. aureus. Damnacanthal was effective against Microsporum gypseum (MIC 1 μg/mL). Lucidin was active against Entamoeba histolytica (MIC 31.25 μg/mL) and Giardia intestinalis (MIC 7.8 μg/mL).     

Tautomeric and conformational isomerism of natural hydroxyanthraquinones

Natural 1,5-di-, 1,4,5-tri-, and 1,4,5,8-tetrahydroxyanthraquinones and their anions and metal complexes were shown to be equilibrium mixtures of tautomers and conformers using quantum-chemical and correlation analysis of elecronic absorption spectra. Solvent effects, ionization, complexation, and the introduction and substitution of substituents were accompanied by shifts of tautomeric and conformational equilibria that determine the color of the compounds. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 224–229, May–June, 2006.     

UPLC‐ESI/MS determination of 17 active constituents in two categorized formulas of traditional Chinese medicine,Sanhuang Xiexin Tang and Fuzi Xiexin Tang: application in comparing the differences in decoctions and macerations

A rapid and sensitive UPLC‐ESI/MS method was established and validated to determine 17 active constituents (aconitine, hypaconitine, mesaconitine, benzoylaconine, benzoylhypaconine, benzoylmesaconine, berberine, palmatine, jatrorrhizine, coptisine, baicalein, wogonin, baicalin, wogonoside, emodin, aloe‐emodin and rhein) in Sanhuang Xiexin Tang (SXT) and Fuzi Xiexin Tang (FXT), which are two classic compound recipes from Xiexin Tang categorized formulas in traditional Chinese medicien. The separation was performed on a UPLC BEH C₁₈ column gradient eluted using acetonitrile and 0.1% formic acid as mobile phase. ESI/MS was operated in positive ([M + H]⁺) in selected ion recording mode for analysis of alkaloids and flavones, while in negative ([M ? H]^?) selected ion recording mode for anthraquinones. All of the 17 constituents exhibited good linearity in a relatively wide concentration ranges with the lowest limits of detection of 0.38 ng/mL. All of the relative standard deviation values of intra‐ and inter‐precisions and stabilities of 17 constituents were within 5%. The method was successfully applied to determine 17 active constituents in decoctions and macerations of SXT and FXT. The results indicated that different preparative methods resulted in significant diversity in concentrations of the 17 analytes. Herb–herb interaction appeared between aconitum alkaloids in Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata and another three herbs. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Photoconductivity of Crystalline Iodoform II: Photocurrents Induced by a Two-Photon Absorption

Photogeneration of charge carriers in iodoform has been studied using a high power pulsed dye laser as an excitation source. In the region of 480-640 nm, i.e. that of weak absorption, the magnitude of the photogenerated charge follows a square light intensity dependence in the intensity range employed (up to 10²³ photons/cm²s). The spectral dependence of the photogeneration efficiency is similar to that observed for the dc photoconductivity at twice shorter wavelengths; the efficiency drops down, however, rapidly when the tail of the first absorption band of iodoform is approached. Temperature anomalies below 270 K render the exact determination of activation energies impossible.     

Xanthones and Oxepino[2, 3‐b]chromones from Three Endophytic Fungi

Three new metabolites, microsphaeropsones A–C ( 1 – 3 ) with a unique oxepino[2,3‐b]chromen‐6‐one (ring‐enlarged xanthone) skeleton, were isolated from the endophytic fungus Microsphaeropsis species, co‐occurring with their putative biogenetic anthraquinoide precursors citreorosein ( 4 ) and emodin ( 5 ). From another Microsphaeropsis species, large amounts of fusidienol A ( 8 a ), smaller amounts of emodin ( 5 ), the known aromatic xanthones 9 a and 9 b , the new 3,4‐dihydrofusidienol A ( 8 b ), and the new aromatic xanthone 9 c were isolated. The endophyte Seimatosporium species produced a new aromatic xanthone, seimatoxanthone A ( 10 ), and 3,4‐dihydroglobosuxanthone A ( 12 ), closely related to α‐diversolonic ester ( 13 ) from Microdiplodia sp.. The structures were determined mainly by extensive 1D and 2D NMR experiments and supported by X‐ray single‐crystal analysis of 1 and the oxidation product 7 . The absolute configurations of the microsphaeropsones A–C ( 1 – 3 ) were established by comparison of the electronic and vibrational circular dichroism (ECD and VCD) spectra of 1 with time‐dependent DFT (TDDFT) and DFT calculations by using either the solid‐state structures or DFT‐optimized geometries as inputs. Preliminary studies indicated that 1 , 2 , and enone 7 showed antibacterial, fungicidal, and algicidal properties.     

Studies towards the total synthesis of mumbaistatin: synthesis of highly substituted benzophenone and anthraquinone building blocks

Model compounds and building blocks for a planned total synthesis of the highly potent glucose-6-phosphate (G6P) translocase inhibitor mumbaistatin (1) and structural analogs were elaborated: compound 1 represents a lead structure in the development of potential new antidiabetic drugs. With the model substrate 20 it was demonstrated that highly functionalized, tetra-ortho-substituted benzophenones can be prepared by nucleophilic addition of an aryllithium-building block to a benzaldehyde followed by oxidation. For compound 37, a potential precursor of the anthraquinone part of mumbaistatin, various approaches via aryne/phthalide annulations were developed and evaluated. The required functionalized arenes were prepared exploiting, among others, regioselective bromination and ortho-lithiation reactions. Coupling reactions of the anthracene-carbaldehyde 44 derived from 37 with various metalated arenes proved to be unexpectedly difficult and failed so far.     

超声波强化大黄中蒽醌的双相水解工艺研究

以游离蒽醌得率为指标，探讨了超声波强化大黄中蒽醌双相水解工艺的主要因素。在此基础上，用正交实验优化了用超声波法强化大黄中蒽醌双相水解的工艺条件。实验结果表明，影响游离蒽醌得率的主次因素为：提取温度〉超声功率〉硫酸体积分数〉提取时间。最佳工艺条件为：硫酸体积分数为15％，超声波提取时间为60min．超声功率为150W，超声波提取温度为40℃。     

Bioreduction of quinone derivatives by immobilized Baker''''s yeast in hexane

Immobilization techniques and biocatalytic transformations performed in organic media are new developing methods for organic reactions. Baker's yeast was immobilized on the alginate supports. This preparation contained about 20% of dry yeast cells. The immobilized Baker's yeast were found to be very effective in the reduction of o-benzoquinone, p-benzoquinones, naphthoquinones, and anthraquinones in hexane.     

Tautomerism of the Natural Anthraquinones Physcion and Emodin and Their Analogs

The 9,10–1,10-anthraquinoid tautomer was found to be characteristic of physcion and emodin and their analogs in solutions using spectrophotometric, quantum-chemical, and correlation methods. Ionization of these compounds was accompanied by a shift in tautomeric equilibrium. In alkaline solutions 1,10-anthraquinoid anions with a single α-hydroxy that were stabilized by an intramolecular H-bond were formed. Tautomerism occurred in both the ground and excited states of the molecules. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 411–415, September–October, 2005.     

基于反相高效液相色谱法构建 QSRR 模型测定萘类及蒽醌类化合物的正辛醇-水分配系数

正辛醇-水分配系数(Kow )是评价药物毒性、活性及跨膜转运等的重要参数,但直接测定法实验过程复杂。本研究采用反相高效液相色谱(RP-HPLC)法,以甲醇-水为流动相,以29种已知 Kow的酸性和中性苯系物及萘类、醌类衍生物为模型化合物,以保留时间两点校正法( DP-RTC)校正保留时间,并由 Snyder-Soczewinski方程得100%水相保留因子(kw ),建立了表观正辛醇-水分配系数 Kow＂与 kw 的定量关系(Quantita-tive structure-retention relationship, QSRR)模型,并对模型进行了内、外部验证。结果表明,不同 pH 下的 QSRR模型线性相关性 R2=0.974~0.976,内部验证( R2cv =0.970~0.973)和外部验证结果(6种验证化合物,1.4%≤相对误差(RE)≤7.9%)令人满意,与考虑了分子结构参数后建立的线性溶剂化能模型(LSER)相比无差异。将建立的 QSRR 模型应用于11种萘类和蒽醌类化合物的 Kow测定,并与软件计算值、摇瓶法实验值比较,结果表明,本方法准确性更高,且简单快捷,可用于快速准确预测复杂混合物体系中组分的 Kow。