Xin Li, Wen Zheng, Long Han, Zhang-Jiang He, Ji-Chuan Kang
{"title":"A new aglycone derivative from the saprophytic fungus <i>Tubeufia rubra</i>.","authors":"Xin Li, Wen Zheng, Long Han, Zhang-Jiang He, Ji-Chuan Kang","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2424391","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2424391","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new aglycone derivative (<b>1</b>) and five known compounds (<b>2-6</b>) have been isolated from a saprophytic fungus <i>Tubeufia rubra</i> for the first time. Their structures and absolute configurations were determined by nuclear magnetic resonance, high resolution mass spectrometry data and electronic circular dichroism. The bioactivities of all compounds were evaluated by cell analysis. Compound <b>5</b> showed significant toxicity to human cancer A549 cells, and the IC<sub>50</sub> value was 32. 89 μg/mL. Compound 6 could reverse the multidrug resistance of A549/DDP cells, and the reversal value was 2.92. With the extension of the action time, the IC50 value of compound 6 decreased from 424.72 μg/mL at 24 h to 9.45 μg/mL at 72 h.</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142838136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two new sesquiterpene eudesmanolides from the <i>Croton cascarilloides</i> Raeusch.","authors":"Tian-Yi Liu, Hong-Li Liu, Xi Jiang, Qiong Liu, Jing-Jie Bai, Ze-Ying Guo, Zheng Zhang, Ji-Hai Shang, Cheng-Shan Yuan","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2442102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2442102","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two new sesquiterpene eudesmanolides, 5<i>α</i>-hydroxy-eudesman-7(11)-en-8<i>α</i>(12)-olide (<b>1</b>), and 5<i>α</i>-hydroxy-7(11)-en-8-oxo-eudesmane (<b>2</b>), along with six known sesquiterpene eudesmanolides, were isolated from the leaves and twigs of <i>Croton cascarilloides</i> Raeusch. The structures of these compounds were established basis on NMR and MS spectroscopic analyses. The cytotoxic activities of the isolated compounds were evaluated. Compounds <b>6</b> (IC<sub>50</sub> 115.38 ± 8.81 μg/mL) and <b>8</b> (IC<sub>50</sub> 72.04 ± 1.92 μg/mL) showed inhibitory activity against HL-60 leukaemia cells, while compounds <b>2</b> exhibited inhibitory activity against both HL-60 leukaemia cells (IC<sub>50</sub> 178.34 ± 6.43 μg/mL) and SMMC-7721 hepatoma cells (IC<sub>50</sub> 188.87 ± 7.40 μg/mL).</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142838150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ibrahim A Saleh, Wael M Elsayed, Taha A Hussien, Abdelsamed I Elshamy, Tarik A Mohamed, Mohamed-Elamir F Hegazy
{"title":"A new cadinane-type sesquiterpenoid glucoside from <i>Centaurea alexandrina</i>.","authors":"Ibrahim A Saleh, Wael M Elsayed, Taha A Hussien, Abdelsamed I Elshamy, Tarik A Mohamed, Mohamed-Elamir F Hegazy","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2440930","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2440930","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new cadinane-type sesquiterpene glucoside, 10<i>α</i>-hydroxy, 1<i>α</i>(H), 6<i>β</i>(H), 7<i>β</i>(H), 8<i>β</i>(H)-cadinane-4-en-8-O-<i>β</i>-D-glucoside (<b>1</b>) as well as, 2 known analogues [sinaicin (<b>2</b>)- linichlorinA (<b>3</b>)], were isolated from the CH<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>:MeOH organic extract of <i>Centaurea alexandrina</i>. Chemical structures of all isolated compounds were established depending upon the spectroscopic data including, 1D and 2D NMR and HRMS. Colo-205 (colorectal cancer), HepG2 (hepatocellular carcinoma) and MCF-7 (breast adenocarcinoma) and cancer cell lines were used to test the cytotoxic potential of the isolated compounds (<b>1</b>-<b>3</b>).</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142829385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antimalarial and antimicrobial substances from the endophytic fungus <i>Chaetomium globosum</i> BCC71876.","authors":"Nantiya Bunbamrung, Chakapong Intaraudom, Aibrohim Dramae, Nattawut Boonyuen, Wilunda Choowong, Pranee Rachtawee, Chitti Thawai, Pattama Pittayakhajonwut","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2440800","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2440800","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Three previously undescribed compounds including 2',3'-dihydroxy-4,5',4″-trimethoxy-<i>p</i>-terphenyl (<b>1</b>), 5-methoxyhydroperoxyco-chliodinol (<b>2</b>), and 5-(3',3'-dimethylallyl)indole-3-oxoacetic acid (<b>17</b>), along with fifteen known compounds (<b>3</b> - <b>16</b> and <b>18</b>), were isolated from the endophytic fungus, <i>Chaetomium globosum</i> BCC71876. The chemical structures were determined by NMR spectral information as well as the comparison with those closely related compounds reported in the literature. The compounds isolated were evaluated for biological properties including antimalarial, anti-TB, anti-plant pathogenic fungal, antibacterial, and cytotoxicity. The isolated compounds exhibited a wide range of biological activities against the tested cell lines and showed very low cytotoxicity against both cancerous (MCF-7 and NCI-H187) and non-cancerous (Vero) cells, except for compounds <b>5</b>, <b>10</b>, <b>11</b>, <b>17</b>, and <b>18</b> (IC<sub>50</sub> 0.47 - 114.8 µM). Cochliodinol (<b>5</b>) had the strongest antimalarial activity (IC<sub>50</sub> 4.39 µM), whereas chaetomugilin J (<b>11</b>) showed the strongest anti-TB activity (MIC 3.13 µg/mL).</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142829387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ayub Mohammed Butt, Manjeet Chopra, Ankita Bhagwani, Zarna Pathak, Kishori Jadhav, Rohini Jadhav, Pooja Tarde, Parusu Kavya Teja, Suraj Kutre, A Hariharan, Alisha Vartak, Siddheshwar K Chauthe, Hemant Kumar
{"title":"Imperatorin, a natural furanocoumarin alleviates chronic neuropathic pain by targeting GABAergic tone in an animal model of spinal cord injury.","authors":"Ayub Mohammed Butt, Manjeet Chopra, Ankita Bhagwani, Zarna Pathak, Kishori Jadhav, Rohini Jadhav, Pooja Tarde, Parusu Kavya Teja, Suraj Kutre, A Hariharan, Alisha Vartak, Siddheshwar K Chauthe, Hemant Kumar","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2440533","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2440533","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chronic neuropathic pain (CNP) caused by spinal cord injury (SCI) has long-term implications, that result in functional deficit. In this study, we explored imperatorin, a natural furanocoumarin isolated from the dried pulp of <i>Aegle marmelos</i> L. Imperatorin (10 mg/kg, i.p.) was administered to injured animals for seven consecutive days. It was discovered that imperatorin reduced the CNP by upregulating the expression of anti-inflammatory chemokines and cytokines like IL-10 and IL-12, and increasing the expression of GABA with <i>p</i>-value < 0.001 as compared to vehicle at DPI-28 and DPI-42. Also, GABA receptor expression was increased with <i>p</i>-value < 0.01 as compared to vehicle at DPI-28. Additionally, it downregulated the expression of various proinflammatory mediators like IL-6 (<i>p</i>-value < 0.01), CCL-2 (<i>p</i>-value < 0.01), IL-1β (<i>p</i>-value < 0.01), and CCL-3 (<i>p</i>-value < 0.001) as compared to vehicle at DPI-1. Furthermore, imperatorin reduced scar formation by decreasing fibrosis and gliosis post-SCI and also lessened pain behaviour, suggesting it helps reduce chronic neuropathic pain (CNP).</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142829349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Flavonoids from the whole plants of <i>limonium sinense</i> and their anti-inflammatory activity.","authors":"Ban-Ban Li, Shao-Wei Sun, Shuang Miao, Li-Juan Yang, Xin-Yu Meng, Kai-Kai Gong, Shi-Zhou Qi, Jin-Jie Zhang","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2440515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2440515","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Medicinal plants in the high salinity and high alkaline environment might possess some special chemical constituents with new skeleton and high bioactivity. In this work, the main chemical constituents of <i>Limonium sinense,</i> namely flavonoids, were comprehensively studied for the first time. A new flavonoid together with five known compounds were isolated from the whole plants of <i>L. sinense.</i> Their structures were determined by the analysis of comprehensive spectroscopic data. All isolates were evaluated for their anti-inflammatory activity. Compound <b>1</b> exhibited moderate anti-inflammatory activity on NO production with IC<sub>50</sub> value of 20.5 ± 1.3 μM. In addition, 38 flavonoids were identified by UPLC-MS/MS method and 18 reported flavonoids were summarised.</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142829324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Polyhydroxyalkanes from <i>Pachysandra terminalis</i> Sieb. et Zucc.","authors":"Yuying Zhang, Chenwang Liu, Chuanming Gong, Yao Wu, Yu Sun, Yuze Li, Wei Wang, Xiaomei Song, Dongdong Zhang","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2441497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2441497","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Four polyhydroxyalkanes were isolated from the CH<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub> part of <i>Pachysandra terminalis</i>, including two new ones, (2<i>S</i>,3<i>E</i>)-3-isopropylpent-3-ene-1,2,5-triol (<b>1</b>) and (4<i>R</i>,2<i>E</i>)-4,5-dihydroxy-2,3-dimethylpent-2-enoic acid (<b>2</b>); as well as one new natural product, 3-methylbut-3-ene-1,2-diol (<b>3</b>) and one known compound, 4-methyl-3-methylenepentane-1,2-diol (<b>4</b>). The structures were determined by physicochemical properties and spectroscopic methods including 1D, 2D NMR, IR, HR-ESI-MS, and ECD data. The cytotoxic activity of compounds against the human cancer lines A549, H460, and HepG2 cell lines of the isolated compounds was evaluated by the CCK8 method. However, compounds did not show significant activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142829351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maokun Zheng, Zheng Huang, Yanxiu Zheng, Yukun Tang, Jun Wang, Shengpu Yang
{"title":"Cotteslosin D, a new cyclopentapeptide from a sponge-derived fungus <i>Aspergillus versicolour</i> 2-18.","authors":"Maokun Zheng, Zheng Huang, Yanxiu Zheng, Yukun Tang, Jun Wang, Shengpu Yang","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2441495","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2441495","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new cyclopentapeptide, cotteslosin D (<b>1</b>), was isolated from the cultures of a sponge-derived fungus <i>Aspergillus versicolour</i> 2-18. The structure of <b>1</b> was eluvidated as <i>cyclo</i>-(<i>N</i>-Me-L-Tyr-L-Val-L-Pro-L-Tyr-L-Phe) on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis and chemical methods. Compound <b>1</b> displayed weak antibacterial activities against <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142823487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sharifah Nurul Akilah Syed Mohamad, Alfi Khatib, Siti Zaiton Mat So'ad, Qamar Uddin Ahmed, Zalikha Ibrahim, Mohd Zuwairi Saiman, Dewi Melani Hariyadi, Agus Susilo, Mohammad Shahzad Samdani, Syed Atif Abbas, Mahibub Mahamadsa Kanakal, Abdullah Khan, Mohammad Kashif
{"title":"New α-glucosidase inhibitors and antioxidants in optimized <i>Psychotria malayana</i> Jack leaves extract identified by gC-MS-based metabolomics and <i>in silico</i> molecular docking.","authors":"Sharifah Nurul Akilah Syed Mohamad, Alfi Khatib, Siti Zaiton Mat So'ad, Qamar Uddin Ahmed, Zalikha Ibrahim, Mohd Zuwairi Saiman, Dewi Melani Hariyadi, Agus Susilo, Mohammad Shahzad Samdani, Syed Atif Abbas, Mahibub Mahamadsa Kanakal, Abdullah Khan, Mohammad Kashif","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2440789","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2440789","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Our earlier research demonstrated α-glucosidase inhibitory (AGI) and antioxidant activities of the optimised extract of <i>Psychotria malayana</i> leaves. It was reported having numerous compounds, although it was unclear which compounds exhibit the bioactivities as well as their binding interaction to the enzyme. This study aimed to identify the compounds possessing AGI and antioxidant activities in the extract utilising GC-MS-based metabolomics, and to analyse the ligand-enzyme binding interactions <i>via in-silico</i> molecular docking. A partial least square was employed to correlate the metabolite profile and bioactivities. The loading plot reveals the bioactive compounds in this extract. The AGI activity of 1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic, propanoic, butanedioic and D-gluconic acid together with the antioxidant activity of some compounds were reported for the first time through this study. The docking study reveals that all compounds, except for 1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, exhibit binding to the enzyme's catalytic site. This discovery demonstrates the potential of this plant for diabetes therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142823748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Isolation of 5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-8-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-2S-flavanone from a new source, <i>Haplanthodes tentaculatus</i>: characterization and anticancer activity.","authors":"Parth B Trivedi, Madhavi Badole","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2441491","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2441491","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explores the anticancer properties of <i>Haplanthodes tentaculatus</i>, a plant indigenous to the Western Ghats of India. We isolated and characterised 5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-8-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-2S-flavanone from <i>H. tentaculatus</i>, previously unreported in this plant, using preparative HPLC, NMR, and HRMS techniques. The compound's molecular structure and purity were confirmed, and its biological activity was evaluated on the MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell line using the MTT assay. The compound exhibited notable cytotoxic effects with an IC<sub>50</sub> value of 155.21 ± 1.59 sM. This work validates the therapeutic capabilities of <i>H. tentaculatus</i> and contributes to ongoing research on natural substances for anticancer drug development. The results suggest that <i>H. tentaculatus</i> could be a promising source of bioactive compounds, opening new possibilities for cancer therapy approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142823495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}