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Tatsinda Tsapi VB, Fotsing Fongang YS, Awantu AF, Kezetas Bankeu JJ, Lateef M, Chouna JR, Nkeng-Efouet-Alango P, Ali MS, Lenta BN. Crotofoligandrin, a new endoperoxide crotofolane-type diterpenoid from the twigs of Croton oligandrus Pierre ex. Hutch (Euphorbiaceae). Z NATURFORSCH C 2023; 78:275-283. [PMID: 36803991 DOI: 10.1515/znc-2022-0204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Crotofoligandrin (1), a new endoperoxide crotofolane-type diterpenoid was isolated from the dichloromethane/methanol (1:1) extract of the twigs of Croton oligandrus Pierre Ex Hutch along with thirteen known secondary metabolites including 1-nonacosanol (2), lupenone (3), friedelin (4), β-sitosterol (5), taraxerol (6), (-)-hardwickiic acid (7), apigenin (8), acetyl aleuritolic acid (9), betulinic acid (10), fokihodgin C 3-acetate (11), D-mannitol (12), scopoletin (13) and quercetin (14). The structures of the isolated compounds were determined based on their spectroscopic data. The crude extract and the isolated compounds were assessed in vitro for their antioxidant, lipoxygenase, butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), urease and glucosidase inhibitory potentials. Compounds 1-3, and 10 displayed activities on all the performed bioassays. All the tested samples showed strong to significant antioxidant activity with compound 1 being the most potent (IC50 39.4 μM).
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The University of Bamenda, Bambili, Bamenda, Cameroon
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- Multi-Disciplinary Research Lab, Bahria University, Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 47 Yaoundé, Cameroon
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Kawakami S, Otsuka H. Crotofolanes, rearranged crotoforanes, and a novel diterpene: isocrotofolane from Croton cascarilloides, collected in Okinawa. J Nat Med 2023; 77:421-429. [PMID: 37083998 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-023-01698-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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To this day, since about 50% of all medicines are derived from natural sources, natural product chemistry, especially the search for biologically active natural components, remains extremely important (Newman and Cragg in J Nat Prod 83:770-803, 2020). In this review, we deal with our continuing research work for promising constituents from plants collected in the Ryukyu Archipelago. The isolation of islands in the archipelago by the sea or by straits gives rise to endemic plant species that are unique to the islands. The structural diversity of the constituents produced by this unique flora is of great scientific interest in various aspects, including chemical structures, biosynthesis, and biological activities. The components from this structural diversity have great potential as new pharmaceutical seeds. In our continuing studies, we have successfully investigated new but extremely unusual diterpenoids: crotofolanes and their rearranged varieties (nor-crotofolane, trinor-crotofolane, neocrotofolane) and a glycoside with a new skeletal diterpenoid (isocrotofolane glucoside) from Croton cascarilloides. This review summarizes our reports on the investigation of crotofolanes as well as those on crotofolanes by other research groups.
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- Susumu Kawakami
- Department of Natural Products Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, 6-13-1 Yasuhigashi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, 731-0153, Japan.
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- Department of Natural Products Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, 6-13-1 Yasuhigashi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, 731-0153, Japan
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Chen D, Li T, Fan X, Li B, Zhang H, Zeng D, Feng J, Jiang D. Screening and Identification of Croton Fruit Poisoning in Food Using GC-MS and HPLC-MS/MS. J Chromatogr Sci 2022; 61:1-6. [PMID: 35253058 DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/bmac013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Croton fruit poisoning was successfully identified through a series of chromatographic technologies. A suspected compound named 2-methyl-butenoic acid was screened out using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and the hydrolysate of isoguanosine in soup sample was further detected by high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The identification of croton fruit poisoning was confirmed basing on these laboratory tests together with the clinical symptoms of the patients. Especially, the false-negative result and the interferences were successfully excluded through simulation test, spectral analysis and chromatographic separation technique. Such study is significant for croton poisoning identification and provides beneficial references for disposing untargeted food poisoning incident.
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- Dongyang Chen
- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha 410005, China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha 410005, China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha 410005, China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha 410005, China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha 410005, China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha 410005, China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha 410005, China
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- China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, 100022, China
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Terefe EM, Okalebo FA, Derese S, Muriuki J, Rotich W, Mas-Claret E, Sadgrove N, Padilla-González GF, Prescott TAK, Siddique H, Langat MK. Constituents of Croton megalocarpus with Potential Anti-HIV Activity. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2022; 85:1861-1866. [PMID: 35709365 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c01013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Reported herein is an anti-HIV monochlorinated compound, 1β-acetoxy-3β-chloro-5α,6α-dihydroxycrotocascarin L (1), of the rare crotofolane diterpenoid class. Compound 1, a suspected artifact of extraction, along with the previously undescribed 11β-acetoxycrotocascarin L (2) and a known compound, crotocascarin K (3), were isolated from the bark of Croton megalocarpus, a Kenyan oil-producing seed crop. Compounds 1 and 3 inhibited HIV-1 replication with IC50 values of 28 and 5.5 nM, respectively. Furthermore, both compounds lacked cytotoxicity toward MT-4 cells and FM-55-M1 cells at concentrations of up to 50 μM. Compounds 1 and 3 were both found to inhibit HIV-1 protease.
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- Ermias Mergia Terefe
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, United States International University-Africa, 14634-00800, Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 14634-00800, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 14634-00800, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 30197-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Centre for Virus Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, 54628-00200, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Sigowet-Soin Sub-County Hospital, Sondu-Kapsoit Road, Sigowet, Kericho County, 112-20200, Kericho, Kenya
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Kew Green, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, U.K
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Kew Green, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, U.K
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Kew Green, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, U.K
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Kew Green, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, U.K
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Elyashberg M, Novitskiy IM, Bates RW, Kutateladze AG, Williams CM. Reassignment of Improbable Natural Products Identified through Chemical Principle Screening. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202200572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Mikhail Elyashberg
- Advanced Chemistry Development Inc. (ACD/Labs) Toronto ON, M5C 1B5 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Denver Denver CO 80208 United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Denver Denver CO 80208 United States
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences University of Queensland Brisbane 4072 Queensland Australia
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Dembitsky VM, Ermolenko E, Savidov N, Gloriozova TA, Poroikov VV. Antiprotozoal and Antitumor Activity of Natural Polycyclic Endoperoxides: Origin, Structures and Biological Activity. Molecules 2021; 26:686. [PMID: 33525706 PMCID: PMC7865715 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26030686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Polycyclic endoperoxides are rare natural metabolites found and isolated in plants, fungi, and marine invertebrates. The purpose of this review is a comparative analysis of the pharmacological potential of these natural products. According to PASS (Prediction of Activity Spectra for Substances) estimates, they are more likely to exhibit antiprotozoal and antitumor properties. Some of them are now widely used in clinical medicine. All polycyclic endoperoxides presented in this article demonstrate antiprotozoal activity and can be divided into three groups. The third group includes endoperoxides, which show weak antiprotozoal activity with a reliability of up to 70%, and this group includes only 1.1% of metabolites. The second group includes the largest number of endoperoxides, which are 65% and show average antiprotozoal activity with a confidence level of 70 to 90%. Lastly, the third group includes endoperoxides, which are 33.9% and show strong antiprotozoal activity with a confidence level of 90 to 99.6%. Interestingly, artemisinin and its analogs show strong antiprotozoal activity with 79 to 99.6% confidence against obligate intracellular parasites which belong to the genera Plasmodium, Toxoplasma, Leishmania, and Coccidia. In addition to antiprotozoal activities, polycyclic endoperoxides show antitumor activity in the proportion: 4.6% show weak activity with a reliability of up to 70%, 65.6% show an average activity with a reliability of 70 to 90%, and 29.8% show strong activity with a reliability of 90 to 98.3%. It should also be noted that some polycyclic endoperoxides, in addition to antiprotozoal and antitumor properties, show other strong activities with a confidence level of 90 to 97%. These include antifungal activity against the genera Aspergillus, Candida, and Cryptococcus, as well as anti-inflammatory activity. This review provides insights on further utilization of polycyclic endoperoxides by medicinal chemists, pharmacologists, and the pharmaceutical industry.
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- Valery M. Dembitsky
- Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Lethbridge College, 3000 College Drive South, Lethbridge, AB T1K 1L6, Canada;
- A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, 17 Palchevsky Str., 690041 Vladivostok, Russia;
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- A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, 17 Palchevsky Str., 690041 Vladivostok, Russia;
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- Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Lethbridge College, 3000 College Drive South, Lethbridge, AB T1K 1L6, Canada;
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 10 Pogodinskaya Str., 119121 Moscow, Russia; (T.A.G.); (V.V.P.)
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 10 Pogodinskaya Str., 119121 Moscow, Russia; (T.A.G.); (V.V.P.)
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Kawakami S. [Structural Diversity of Chemical Constituents from Okinawan Plants]. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 2020; 140:355-362. [PMID: 32115552 DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.19-00180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In our continuing search for secondary metabolites from plants, we investigated the chemical constituents of various Okinawan plants. From the stems and leaves of Croton cascarilloides (Euphorbiaceae), a great number of rare diterpenoids: crotofolanes; crotocascarins A-Q, and new diterpenoids; rearranged nor-crotofolanes: crotocascarins α-γ; a rearranged crotofolane: neocrotocascarin; and a new skeletal diterpenoid: isocrotofolane glucoside were isolated. Their structures were mainly elucidated from NMR spectroscopic evidence. In addition, absolute configurations of crotocascarins A, B, K and O, crotocascarin α and neocrotocascarin were determined by X-ray crystallographic analyses, chiral HPLC analyses of 2-methylbutyric acid in their molecules, application of the circular dichroism rule for the α,β-unsaturated γ-lactone ring, and the modified Mosher's method. The absolute structures of crotofolanes were reported for the first time, and a biosynthetic mechanism for the formation of crotocascarin α and neocrotocascarin from crotocascarin B was proposed. Other interesting compounds, namely diosmarioside H: a dimeric ent-kaurane glycoside from the leaves of Diospyros maritima, and melionosides A-C: megastigmane glucosides with a spiro-ring structure from the leaves of Meliosma lepidota ssp. squamulata were also isolated.
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Maslovskaya LA, Savchenko AI, Krenske EH, Chow S, Holt T, Gordon VA, Reddell PW, Pierce CJ, Parsons PG, Boyle GM, Kutateladze AG, Williams CM. EBC-232 and 323: A Structural Conundrum Necessitating Unification of Five In Silico Prediction and Elucidation Methods. Chemistry 2020; 26:11862-11867. [PMID: 32864777 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Structurally unique halimanes EBC-232 and EBC-323, isolated from the Australian rainforest plant Croton insularis, proved considerably difficult to elucidate. The two diastereomers, which consist an unusual oxo-6,7-spiro ring system fused to a dihydrofuran, were solved by unification and consultation of five in silico NMR elucidation and prediction methods [i.e., ACDLabs, olefin strain energy (OSE), DP4, DU8+ and TD DFT CD]. Structure elucidation challenges of this nature are prime test case examples for empowering future AI learning in structure elucidation.
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- Lidia A Maslovskaya
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia.,QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, 4029, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, CO, 80208, USA
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- EcoBiotics Limited, PO Box 1, Yungaburra, 4884, Queensland, Australia
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- EcoBiotics Limited, PO Box 1, Yungaburra, 4884, Queensland, Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, 4029, Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, 4029, Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, 4029, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, CO, 80208, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
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Sikorsky TV, Ermolenko EV, Gloriozova TA, Dembitsky VM. Mini Review: Anticancer activity of diterpenoid peroxides. VIETNAM JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/vjch.202000014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Tatyana V. Sikorsky
- A. V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology; Vladivostok 690041 Russia
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- A. V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology; Vladivostok 690041 Russia
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- Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Lethbridge College; 3000 College Drive South Lethbridge Canada AB T1K 1L6
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Maslovskaya LA, Savchenko AI, Krenske EH, Chow S, Gordon VA, Reddell PW, Pierce CJ, Parsons PG, Boyle GM, Williams CM. EBC-342: A Novel Tetrahydrofuran Moiety Containing Casbane from the Australian Rainforest. European J Org Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202000017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Lidia A. Maslovskaya
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; University of Queensland; 4072 Brisbane Queensland Australia
- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; PO Royal Brisbane Hospital; 4029 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; University of Queensland; 4072 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; University of Queensland; 4072 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; University of Queensland; 4072 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- EcoBiotics Limited; PO Box 1 4884 Yungaburra Queensland Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; PO Royal Brisbane Hospital; 4029 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; PO Royal Brisbane Hospital; 4029 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; PO Royal Brisbane Hospital; 4029 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; University of Queensland; 4072 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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Tan YP, Xue Y, Savchenko AI, Houston SD, Modhiran N, McMillan CLD, Boyle GM, Bernhardt PV, Young PR, Watterson D, Williams CM. Basimarols A, B, and C, Highly Oxygenated Pimarane Diterpenoids from Basilicum polystachyon. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2019; 82:2828-2834. [PMID: 31553187 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The highly oxygenated pimarane diterpenoids basimarols A, B, and C (3-5) were isolated from the plant species Basilicum polystachyon, which was collected within the Australian arid zone. Structure elucidation was performed using a suite of spectroscopic techniques, including X-ray crystallography. Anticancer and anti-DENV activity of 3-5 was explored, but only limited activity was observed. More extensive antiviral evaluation of stachyonic acid A (1), which was also isolated from B. polystachyon, revealed broad spectrum antiviral activity against West Nile virus (Kunjin strain, WNVKun) and human influenza viruses H1N1 and H3N2.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen) , Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou , 510275 , People's Republic of China
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute , PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane , 4029 , Queensland , Australia
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Maslovskaya LA, Savchenko AI, Gordon VA, Reddell PW, Pierce CJ, Boyle GM, Parsons PG, Williams CM. New Halimanes from the Australian Rainforest Plant Croton Insularis. European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201801548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Lidia A. Maslovskaya
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; University of; 4072 Brisbane Queensland Australia
- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; PO Royal Brisbane Hospital; 4029 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; University of; 4072 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- EcoBiotics Limited; PO Box 1 4884 Yungaburra Queensland Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; PO Royal Brisbane Hospital; 4029 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; PO Royal Brisbane Hospital; 4029 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; PO Royal Brisbane Hospital; 4029 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; University of; 4072 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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Maslovskaya LA, Savchenko AI, Pierce CJ, Boyle GM, Gordon VA, Reddell PW, Parsons PG, Williams CM. New Casbanes and the First trans
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-Casbane from the Australian Rainforest Plant Croton insularis. Chemistry 2019; 25:1525-1534. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201804904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Revised: 10/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Lidiya A. Maslovskaya
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; University of Queensland; Brisbane 4072 Queensland Australia
- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; PO Royal Brisbane Hospital; 4029 Queensland Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; University of Queensland; Brisbane 4072 Queensland Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; PO Royal Brisbane Hospital; 4029 Queensland Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; PO Royal Brisbane Hospital; 4029 Queensland Australia
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- EcoBiotics Limited; P.O. Box 1 Yungaburra 4884 Queensland Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; PO Royal Brisbane Hospital; 4029 Queensland Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; University of Queensland; Brisbane 4072 Queensland Australia
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Chemical Constituents from Croton Species and Their Biological Activities. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23092333. [PMID: 30213129 PMCID: PMC6225158 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23092333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The genus Croton belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, which comprises approximately 1300 species. Many Croton species have been used as folk medicines. This review focuses on the chemical constituents from Croton species and their relevant biological activities, covering the period from 2006 to 2018. A total of 399 new compounds, including 339 diterpenoids, were reported. Diterpenoids are characteristic components of the Croton species. These isolated compounds exhibited a broad spectrum of bioactivities, including cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, acetylcholinesterase inhibitory, and neurite outgrowth-promoting properties. The present review provides a significant clue for further research of the chemical constituents from the Croton species as potential medicines.
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Vanden Berg TJ, Pinkerton DM, Williams CM. 7-Step total synthesis of (+)-EBC-329: Photoisomerisation reveals new seco-casbane family member. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 15:7102-7105. [PMID: 28820535 DOI: 10.1039/c7ob01400g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The first seco-casbane, EBC-329, isolated from the Australian rainforest, was synthesised from (+)-2-carene in seven steps. This endeavour not only established the absolute stereochemical assignment as (8R,9S)-EBC-329, but also identified, via photoisomerisation, a new seco-casbane family member.
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- Timothy J Vanden Berg
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia.
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Aldhaher A, Langat M, Ndunda B, Chirchir D, Midiwo JO, Njue A, Schwikkard S, Carew M, Mulholland D. Diterpenoids from the roots of Croton dichogamus Pax. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2017; 144:1-8. [PMID: 28863305 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2017.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Revised: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
Four previously undescribed diterpenoids including two crotofolanes, crotodichogamoin A and B, and two halimanes, crothalimene A and B, a new sesquiterpenoid, and fifteen previously reported compounds, including the crotofolane, crotohaumanoxide, the casbane, depressin, a further seven furanohalimane diterpenoids, three patchoulane and two further cadinane sesquiterpenoids and aleuritolic acid were isolated from the root of Croton dichogamus. Crotodichogamoin B is an important biosynthetic intermediate of the crotofolane class and this is the first report of patchoulene sesquiterpenoids from the genus. Compounds were tested at one concentration, 1 × 10-5 M, in the NCI59 cell one-dose screen but did not show significant activity snd were also evaluated for their cytotoxicity against Caco-2 cell lines using the neutral red assay. 10-epi-Maninsigin D reduced Caco-2 cell viability at 10, 30 and 100 μM, with values of decreased viability of 28%, 48% and 43% respectively. None of the other tested compounds showed significant activity.
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- Areej Aldhaher
- Natural Products Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom; Department of Biology, College of Science, Basrah University, Basrah, Iraq
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- Natural Products Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom; School of Chemistry and Physics, University of Natal, Durban, 4041, South Africa
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- Natural Products Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom; Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, P Bag 30197-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Chemistry, Egerton University, P.O. Box 536, Njoro, 20115, Kenya
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, P Bag 30197-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Natural Products Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom; Department of Chemistry, Egerton University, P.O. Box 536, Njoro, 20115, Kenya
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston, KT1 2EE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston, KT1 2EE, United Kingdom
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- Natural Products Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom; School of Chemistry and Physics, University of Natal, Durban, 4041, South Africa.
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Tan YP, Savchenko AI, Broit N, Boyle GM, Parsons PG, Williams CM. The First Plant 5,6-Secosteroid from the Australian Arid Zone SpeciesFrankenia foliosa. European J Org Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201700035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yuen P. Tan
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; University of Queensland; 4072 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; University of Queensland; 4072 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- PO Royal Brisbane Hospital; QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; 4029 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- PO Royal Brisbane Hospital; QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; 4029 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- PO Royal Brisbane Hospital; QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; 4029 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; University of Queensland; 4072 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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Maslovskaya LA, Savchenko AI, Gordon VA, Reddell PW, Pierce CJ, Parsons PG, Williams CM. The First Casbane Hydroperoxides EBC-304 and EBC-320 from the Australian Rainforest. Chemistry 2016; 23:537-540. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201604674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Lidiya A. Maslovskaya
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; University of Queensland; Brisbane 4072 Australia
- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; PO Royal Brisbane Hospital; Brisbane 4029, Queensland Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; University of Queensland; Brisbane 4072 Australia
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- EcoBiotics Limited, PO Box 1; Yungaburra 4884, Queensland Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; PO Royal Brisbane Hospital; Brisbane 4029, Queensland Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; PO Royal Brisbane Hospital; Brisbane 4029, Queensland Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; University of Queensland; Brisbane 4072 Australia
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Maslovskaya LA, Savchenko AI, Gordon VA, Reddell PW, Pierce CJ, Parsons PG, Williams CM. seco-Casbanes from the Australian Rainforest: ECD Predictions Key for Determining Remote Absolute Configuration. European J Org Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201501605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Maslovskaya LA, Savchenko AI, Gordon VA, Reddell PW, Pierce CJ, Parsons PG, Williams CM. EBC-318 and 339: bicyclo[10.2.1]alkanes from Croton insularis. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra02599d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
EBC-318 and EBC-339 were isolated from Croton insularis, an Australian rain forest plant. EBC-318 is characterised by a bridgehead double bond.
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- Lidia A. Maslovskaya
- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
- PO Royal Brisbane Hospital
- Brisbane
- Australia
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
- University of Queensland
- Brisbane
- Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
- PO Royal Brisbane Hospital
- Brisbane
- Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
- PO Royal Brisbane Hospital
- Brisbane
- Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
- University of Queensland
- Brisbane
- Australia
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Maslovskaya LA, Savchenko AI, Krenske EH, Gordon VA, Reddell PW, Pierce CJ, Parsons PG, Williams CM. Croton insularis introduces the seco-casbane class with EBC-329 and the first casbane endoperoxide EBC-324. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:12315-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc05413j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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