Isolation,Crystal Structure and Antitussive Activity of 9S,9aS-neotuberostemonine

The title compound 9 S,9 aS-neotuberostemonine(1) was isolated from the 95% ethanol extract of the roots of Stemona tuberosa. The crystal structure of 1, C_922)H_(33)NO_4, was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to orthorhombic system, space group P212121, with a = 9.0115(11), b = 10.612(4), c = 22.074(3) ?, V = 2110.9(8) ?~3, Z = 4, Mr = 375.49, Dc = 1.182 g/cm3, λ= 0.71079 ?, μ = 0.080 cm-1, F(000) = 816, S = 1.019, R = 0.0579 and w R = 0.1358. A total of 3109 unique reflections were collected, of which 2902 were observed(I 2σ(I)). The absolute configuration of 1 could be assigned by referring to the conserved configuration of the methyl groups at C(13) and C(20). In the solid state, the molecules were linked into a chain along the a-axis through weak hydrogen bond C(11)–H(11 A)…O(2). Compound 1 shows significant inhibition of cough by 24%, 44% and 65% at doses of 50, 100 and 150 mg/kg, respectively.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of (9S)-2′-O-Benzoyl-9,11-[carbonylbis(oxy)]-9-deoxo-5-O-(β-D-desosaminyl)-12,21-anhydro-9-hydroxy-erythronolide A

The title compound (9S)-2′-O-benzoyl-9,11-[carbonylbis(oxy)]-9-deoxo-5-O-(-D-desosaminyl)-12,21-anhydro-9-hydroxyerythronolide A 1 was synthesized. The crystal structure of the acetone solvate of 1, C37H55NO11·C3H6O, was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It belongs to monoclinic system, space group P21 with a = 14.4691(10), b = 8.2626(6), c = 17.5990(11) , β = 94.167(1)°, V = 2098.4(2)3, Mr = 748, Z = 2, Dc = 1.184 g/cm3, μ = 0.087 mm-1, F(000) = 808, S = 1.026, R = 0.0542 and wR = 0.1322 for 3331 observed reflections (I > 2σ(I)). In the solid state, molecules of 1 are linked into spirals along the b axis by O(25)- H(25)···O(29) intermolecular hydrogen bond.     

Crystal Structure and Anticancer Properties of Cinobufagin 3-Hemisuberate Methyl Ester

The title compound cinobufagin 3-hemisuberate methyl ester(1) was isolated from the venom of Bufo bufo gargarizans CANTOR. The crystal structure of 1, C35H48O9, was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It belongs to orthorhombic, space group P212121 with a = 8.9338(3), b = 16.2970(4), c = 22.4019(6) , V = 3261.59(16) 3, Mr = 612.73, Z = 4, Dc = 1.248 g/cm3, μ = 0.725 mm-1, F(000) = 1320, S = 1.040, the final R = 0.0374 and wR = 0.0412 for 4458 unique reflections, of which 4088 were observed(I 2σ(I)). In the solid state, short intermolecular C-H...O interactions involving a methine and the ester carbonyl group in cinobufagin moiety and a methyl in the suberate moiety linked adjacent molecules into a three-dimensional network. Detailed analysis of the 1H-NMR data showed that X-ray structure of 1 would be expected to closely resemble the solution conformation in chloroform. Compound 1 was inactive for the inhibition of PC3 and HepG2 cancer cells, but the parent compound cinobufagin showed potent inhibition with IC50 values of 0.145 and 5.48 μM, respectively, indicating that esterification at C(3) decreased the cytotoxic effect of 1.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Na~+/K~+-ATPase Inhibitory Activity of △~(14,15)-anhydro-24-thiocarbonylbufalin

The title compound △14,15-anhydro-24-thiocarbonylbufalin(1) was prepared by the reaction of natural product bufalin with Lawesson reagent. The crystal structure of 1, C24H30O2S·C24H30O2S, was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It belongs to monoclinic, space group C2, with a = 30.9845(2), b = 6.8036(3), c = 22.5791(15) , V = 4241.7(4) 3, Mr = 384.21, Z = 4, Dc = 1.204 g/cm3, μ = 1.463 mm-1, F(000) = 1664, S = 1.064, R = 0.0487 and wR = 0.0645 for 4683 unique reflections, of which 3757 were observed(I 2■(I)). The asymmetric unit contains two independent molecules(I and Ⅱ), which are closely similar to each other except for the orientation of the lactone ring. Both conformations of I and Ⅱ are in good agreement with the solution structure in methanol as indicated by 1H-NMR analysis. Due to the presence of heavy atom sulfur in the molecules, the final refinement resulted in a small Flack parameter 0.02(3), permitting the assignments of the absolute configuration. In the solid state, intermolecular hydrogen bonds involving thiocarbonyl group in the lactone moiety and the hydroxyl groups in the steroid moiety ester linked adjacent molecules into a three-dimensional network. Compound 1 showed weak inhibition on Na+/K+-ATPase in contrast to the strong inhibitory activity of the parent compound bufalin, suggesting that the carbonyl group in lactone moiety and the hydroxyl group at C-14 play important roles for the inhibition of Na+/K+-ATPase.