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Xie CL, Xiao HX, Song PF, Liu QM, Wei H, Wu L, Zhu GH, Liu GM, Zhang Y, Wang P, Yang XW. Lead Optimization of Butyrolactone I as an Orally Bioavailable Antiallergic Agent Targeting FcγRIIB. J Med Chem 2024. [PMID: 38640354 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
Abstract
Food allergy (FA) poses a growing global food safety concern, yet no effective cure exists in clinics. Previously, we discovered a potent antifood allergy compound, butyrolactone I (BTL-I, 1), from the deep sea. Unfortunately, it has a very low exposure and poor pharmacokinetic (PK) profile in rats. Therefore, a series of structural optimizations toward the metabolic pathways of BTL-I were conducted to provide 18 derives (2-19). Among them, BTL-MK (19) showed superior antiallergic activity and favorable pharmacokinetics compared to BTL-I, being twice as potent with a clearance (CL) rate of only 0.5% that of BTL-I. By oral administration, Cmax and area under the concentration-time curve (AUC0-∞) were 565 and 204 times higher than those of BTL-I, respectively. These findings suggest that butyrolactone methyl ketone (BTL-BK) could serve as a drug candidate for the treatment of FAs and offer valuable insights into optimizing the druggability of lead compounds.
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- Chun-Lan Xie
- School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical University, Hainan Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 3 Xueyuan Road, Haikou 571199, China
- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iCHEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iCHEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iCHEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical University, Hainan Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 3 Xueyuan Road, Haikou 571199, China
- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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Zhou TT, Zhu WJ, Feng H, Ni Y, Li ZW, Sun DD, Li L, Tan JN, Yu CT, Shen WX, Cheng HB. A network pharmacology integrated serum pharmacochemistry strategy for uncovering efficacy of YXC on hepatocellular carcinoma. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 319:117125. [PMID: 37699493 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.117125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The YangzhengXiaoji capsule (YXC) has a wide range of applications as effective traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) preparation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in China. However, the potential bioactive components and the mechanisms are yet unclear. AIM OF THE STUDY The treatment mechanism of YXC on HCC using a network pharmacology integrated serum pharmacochemistry strategy to investigate associated targets and pathways. MATERIALS AND METHODS We utilised HPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS technology to identify components of the serum samples from both the model group and the YXC (H) group serum, which were collected from nude mice with orthotopic liver tumours. Following this, we conducted compound-target prediction and identified the overlap between the target genes in the YXC group and the oncogenes associated with HCC. The anticancer mechanisms of YXC were investigated by creating a compound-target-pathway network using the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway and Gene Ontology (GO) analysis. The anticancer efficacy was evaluated in vitro and in vivo. Also, potential predictive targets and pathways associated with YXC in HCC treatment were assessed by western blotting. RESULTS The YXC (H) serum had 47 bioactive compounds compared to other models, and identified 173 specific target genes. Using the compound-target-disease network, 141 possible target genes were identified. The KEGG pathway analysis revealed vital enrichment of pathways associated with HCC, including regulating Oncology related pathways of inflammation, immunity, apoptosis, and necrosis biological processes. YXC significantly inhibited HCC cell growth in vitro and in vivo. After YXC treatment, western blotting detected alterations in the p53/Bcl-2/Bax/Caspase-3 and PI3K/Akt pathways. CONCLUSIONS YXC can inhibit HCC development and advancement by a variety of components, targets and pathways, especially apoptosis-induction.
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- Ting-Ting Zhou
- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- Yancheng Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 224000, Yancheng, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 210023, Nanjing, China; Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 210023, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Prevention and Treatment of Tumour, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 210023, Nanjing, China; Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 210023, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Prevention and Treatment of Tumour, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 210023, Nanjing, China; Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 210023, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Prevention and Treatment of Tumour, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 210023, Nanjing, China; Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 210023, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Prevention and Treatment of Tumour, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 210023, Nanjing, China; Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 210023, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Prevention and Treatment of Tumour, 210023, Nanjing, China.
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 210023, Nanjing, China; Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 210023, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Prevention and Treatment of Tumour, 210023, Nanjing, China.
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Liang J, She J, Fu J, Wang J, Ye Y, Yang B, Liu Y, Zhou X, Tao H. Advances in Natural Products from the Marine-Sponge-Associated Microorganisms with Antimicrobial Activity in the Last Decade. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:md21040236. [PMID: 37103375 PMCID: PMC10143917 DOI: 10.3390/md21040236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023] Open
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Microorganisms are the dominating source of food and nutrition for sponges and play an important role in sponge structure, chemical defense, excretion and evolution. In recent years, plentiful secondary metabolites with novel structures and specific activities have been identified from sponge-associated microorganisms. Additionally, as the phenomenon of the drug resistance of pathogenic bacteria is becoming more and more common, it is urgent to discover new antimicrobial agents. In this paper, we reviewed 270 secondary metabolites with potential antimicrobial activity against a variety of pathogenic strains reported in the literature from 2012 to 2022. Among them, 68.5% were derived from fungi, 23.3% originated from actinomycetes, 3.7% were obtained from other bacteria and 4.4% were discovered using the co-culture method. The structures of these compounds include terpenoids (13%), polyketides (51.9%), alkaloids (17.4%), peptides (11.5%), glucosides (3.3%), etc. Significantly, there are 124 new compounds and 146 known compounds, 55 of which have antifungal activity in addition to antipathogenic bacteria. This review will provide a theoretical basis for the further development of antimicrobial drugs.
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- Jiaqi Liang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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Thakur D, Chauhan A, Jhilta P, Kaushal R, Dipta B. Microbial chitinases and their relevance in various industries. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2023; 68:29-53. [PMID: 35972681 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-022-00999-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Chitin, the second most abundant biopolymer on earth after cellulose, is composed of β-1,4-N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) units. It is widely distributed in nature, especially as a structural polysaccharide in the cell walls of fungi, the exoskeletons of crustaceans, insects, and nematodes. However, the principal commercial source of chitin is the shells of marine or freshwater invertebrates. Microbial chitinases are largely responsible for chitin breakdown in nature, and they play an important role in the ecosystem's carbon and nitrogen balance. Several microbial chitinases have been characterized and are gaining prominence for their applications in various sectors. The current review focuses on chitinases of microbial origin, their diversity, and their characteristics. The applications of chitinases in several industries such as agriculture, food, the environment, and pharmaceutical sectors are also highlighted.
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- Deepali Thakur
- Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, 173230, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, 173230, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, 173230, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, 173230, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, 171001, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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Li Y, Lan X, Wang S, Cui Y, Song S, Zhou H, Li Q, Dai L, Zhang J. Serial five-membered lactone ring ions in the treatment of Alzheimer's diseases-comprehensive profiling of arctigenin metabolites and network analysis. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:1065654. [PMID: 36605392 PMCID: PMC9807626 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1065654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Arctigenin is a phenylpropanoid dibenzylbutyro lactone lignan compound with multiple biological functions. Previous studies have shown that arctigenin have neuroprotective effects in Alzheimer's disease (AD) models both in vivo and in vitro; however, its metabolism in vivo has not been studied. Most traditional analytical methods only partially characterize drug metabolite prototypes, so there is an urgent need for a research strategy that can fully characterize drug metabolites. In the present study, ions fishing with a serial five-membered lactone ring as a fishhook strategy based on ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-Q-Exactive Orbitrap mass spectrometry (UHPLC-Q-Exactive Orbitrap MS) was utilised to characterise the metabolism of arctigenin, and the establishment of this strategy also solved the challenge of creating a comprehensive metabolic profile of neolignan. Based on the proposed strategy, a total of 105 metabolites were detected and characterised, 76 metabolites of which were found in rats and 49 metabolites in liver microsomes. These metabolites were postulated to be produced through oxidation, reduction, hydrolysis, and complex reactions. Subsequently, network pharmacology was utilized to elucidate the mechanism of arctigenin and its main metabolites against Alzheimer's disease, screening 381 potential targets and 20 major signaling pathways. The study on the comprehensive metabolism of arctigenin provides a holistic metabolic profile, which will help to better understand the mechanism of arctigenin in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and also provide a basis for the safe administration of arctigenin.
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- Yanan Li
- School of Pharmacy, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China,School of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China,School of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China,School of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Institute for Food and Drug Control, Jinan, China,*Correspondence: Jiayu Zhang, ; Long Dai, ; Qiyan Li,
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- School of Pharmacy, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China,*Correspondence: Jiayu Zhang, ; Long Dai, ; Qiyan Li,
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- School of Pharmacy, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China,*Correspondence: Jiayu Zhang, ; Long Dai, ; Qiyan Li,
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Peng Q, Chen W, Lin X, Xiao J, Liu Y, Zhou X. Butenolides from the Coral-Derived Fungus Aspergillius terreus SCSIO41404. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:md20030212. [PMID: 35323511 PMCID: PMC8955524 DOI: 10.3390/md20030212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Five undescribed butenolides including two pairs of enantiomers, (+)-asperteretal G (1a), (−)-asperteretal G (1b), (+)-asperteretal H (2a), (−)-asperteretal H (2b), asperteretal I (3), and para-hydroxybenzaldehyde derivative, (S)-3-(2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutyl)-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (14), were isolated together with ten previously reported butenolides 4–13, from the coral-derived fungus Aspergillus terreus SCSIO41404. Enantiomers 1a/1b and 2a/2b were successfully purified by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using a chiral column, and the enantiomers 1a and 1b were new natural products. Structures of the unreported compounds, including the absolute configurations, were elucidated by NMR and MS data, optical rotation, experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism, induced circular dichroism, and X-ray crystal data. The isolated butenolides were evaluated for antibacterial, cytotoxic, and enzyme inhibitory activities. Compounds 7 and 12 displayed weak antibacterial activity, against Enterococcus faecalis (IC50 = 25 μg/mL) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (IC50 = 50 μg/mL), respectively, whereas 6 showed weak inhibitory effect on acetylcholinesterase. Nevertheless, most of the butenolides showed inhibition against pancreatic lipase (PL) with an inhibition rate of 21.2–73.0% at a concentration of 50 μg/mL.
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- Qingyun Peng
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China; (Q.P.); (W.C.); (Y.L.)
- Research Center for Deepsea Bioresources, Sanya 572025, China
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China; (Q.P.); (W.C.); (Y.L.)
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China;
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China;
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China;
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China; (Q.P.); (W.C.); (Y.L.)
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China;
- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China;
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China; (Q.P.); (W.C.); (Y.L.)
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China;
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