Abstract
Four novel tetranortriterpenoids, xylomexicanins E-H (1-4), were isolated from the seeds of the Chinese mangrove, Xylocarpus granatum. Among them, xylomexicanin E (1) represents the first example of limonoid with azaspiro skeleton between B (pyrrolidine) and C rings, whose biosynthetic pathways were proposed. The structures were elucidated on the basis of one- and two-dimensional NMR (including 1H, 13C NMR, DEPT, 1H-1H COSY, HSQC, HMBC, and NOESY) and confirmed by high-resolution mass spectrometry. Compound 2, the second example of a limonoid with a C-9-C-30 linkage, showed moderate activity against the A549 and RERF cell line with IC50 value of 18.83 and 15.83 μM.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4557-4562 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Tetrahedron |
Volume | 70 |
Issue number | 30 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 29 2014 |
Keywords
- Azaspiro compounds
- Cytotoxicity
- Limonoids
- Structure elucidation
- Xylocarpus granatum
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry