C. Y. Chen, S. T. Huang, W. J. Li, H. T. Li, C. H. Chuang, Y. H. Liu
{"title":"Secondary Metabolites of Michelia crassipes","authors":"C. Y. Chen, S. T. Huang, W. J. Li, H. T. Li, C. H. Chuang, Y. H. Liu","doi":"10.1007/s10600-026-04908-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10600-026-04908-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":514,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Natural Compounds","volume":"62 1","pages":"153 - 156"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147375258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Y. Chen, J. J. Wang, C. L. Kao, S. T. Huang, H. T. Li
{"title":"A New Pyridine of Physalis peruviana","authors":"C. Y. Chen, J. J. Wang, C. L. Kao, S. T. Huang, H. T. Li","doi":"10.1007/s10600-026-04896-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10600-026-04896-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A new pyridine, 1-(4-methylpyridin-2-yl)ethyl acetate (<b>1</b>) as well as xanthyletin (<b>2</b>), 7,4′-dimethoxyisoflavone (<b>3</b>), 5-hydroxy-7,4′-dimethoxyisoflavone (<b>4</b>), (+)-lariciresinol (<b>5</b>), (+)-5,5′-dimethoxylariciresinol (<b>6</b>), and (+)-medioresinol (<b>7</b>), were isolated from the roots of <i>Physalis peruviana</i> L. The structure of the new pyridine was elucidated by chemical and physical evidence.</p>","PeriodicalId":514,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Natural Compounds","volume":"62 1","pages":"90 - 92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147375256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A New Benzoxazinoid Alkaloid and Other Constituents from Acanthus ilicifolius var. xiamenensis","authors":"Xinhua Ma, Nana Yang, Yifan Zhang, Shibiao Feng, Jinhuang Shen, Xiaohui Huang, Yonghong Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s10600-026-04890-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10600-026-04890-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A new benzoxazinoid alkaloid, (2<i>R</i>)-2-<i>O</i>-(2′-methoxy-4′-carboxyphenyl)-2<i>H</i>-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4<i>H</i>)-one (<b>1</b>) was isolated from the extract of the whole plants of <i>Acanthus ilicifolius</i> var. <i>xiamenensis</i>, together with nine known compounds (<b>2</b>–<b>10</b>). The structure elucidations were based on analyses of spectroscopic and mass-spectrometric data, including 1D, 2D NMR, and HR-MS. All compounds were examined for their anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activities. Compound <b>10</b> exhibited moderate cytotoxicity against the HeLa, HepG2, and KB cancer cell lines with IC<sub>50</sub> values ranging from 14.71 to 31.07 μM.</p>","PeriodicalId":514,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Natural Compounds","volume":"62 1","pages":"71 - 74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147375208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis, Structure, and Anti-LSD1 Activity of Novel C-16 Triazole-Fused Isosteviol Derivatives","authors":"Cong-Jun Liu, Wen-Shuo Jiang, Wei-Wen Huang, Ke-Jia Qiang, Shang-Yu Yang, Li-Na Liu, Wen-Min Zhang, Yu-Ling Li, Yu-Tao Min, Yang Sun, Yu-Fei Wang","doi":"10.1007/s10600-026-04883-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10600-026-04883-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Eleven novel C-16 triazole-fused isosteviol derivatives <b>6a–6k</b> were synthesized by “Huisgen-click” 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction. The structures of synthesized compounds were characterized by IR, NMR, and HR-MS spectra, respectively. Furthermore, the anti-LSD1 activity of compounds was investigated, after which the results revealed that compound <b>6h</b> exhibited the best inhibitory activity with an IC<sub>50</sub> value of 8.944 ± 1.013 μM. The structure–activity relationships were further analyzed to guide the future design of novel isosteviol derivatives with enhanced LSD1 inhibitory capabilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":514,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Natural Compounds","volume":"62 1","pages":"41 - 46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147375201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cytotoxic Lanostane Triterpenoids from Ganoderma leucocontextum","authors":"Jiang Hu, Tao Lv, Qiang Li, Feng Gao","doi":"10.1007/s10600-026-04885-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10600-026-04885-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A phytochemical investigation of the 80% acetone extract of the fruiting bodies of <i>Ganoderma leucocontextum</i> afforded three new lanostane triterpenoids, 3<i>β</i>-acetyloxy-24,26-dihydroxy-25-methoxy-lanosta-8-en-7,11-dioxo (<b>1</b>), 3<i>β</i>-acetyloxy-11<i>β</i>,26,27-trihydroxylanosta-8,24-dien-7-oxo (<b>2</b>), and 15<i>α</i>-hydroxy-22,23,24,25,26,27-hexanorlanosta-7,9(11)-dien-3,20-dioxo (<b>3</b>), as well as one known compound lanosta-8-en-7,11-dioxo-3<i>β</i>-acetyloxy-24,25,26-trihydroxy (<b>4</b>). The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by spectral methods such as 1D and 2D NMR spectrometry, HR-ESI-MS. The isolated triterpenoids were tested in vitro for cytotoxic activities against five gastric carcinoma cell lines. As a result, <b>1</b> exhibited some cytotoxic activities against all the tested tumor cell lines with IC<sub>50</sub> values less than 20 μM.</p>","PeriodicalId":514,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Natural Compounds","volume":"62 1","pages":"51 - 55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147375206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. U. Zhuraev, Kh. M. Bobakulov, D. R. Siddikov, O. K. Askarova, E. Kh. Botirov, K. K. Turgunov, B. Tashkhodzhaev
{"title":"New Nor-Diterpenoids from Roots of Perovskia angustifolia","authors":"M. U. Zhuraev, Kh. M. Bobakulov, D. R. Siddikov, O. K. Askarova, E. Kh. Botirov, K. K. Turgunov, B. Tashkhodzhaev","doi":"10.1007/s10600-026-04882-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10600-026-04882-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Two new nor-diterpenoids called perangustine (<b>1</b>) and perangustinine (<b>2</b>) were isolated from roots of <i>Perovskia angustifolia</i> (Lamiaceae). The chemical structures of the isolated compounds were proved based on IR, UV, <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>13</sup>C NMR spectral data and COSY, HSQC, and HMBC experiments. The molecular structure of perangustine was established by an X-ray crystal structure analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":514,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Natural Compounds","volume":"62 1","pages":"36 - 40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147375205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kechong Fan, Yang Liu, Yan Tian, Wei Wang, Xue Hu, Luping Wang, Fenglin Zhang
{"title":"Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Coumarin Derivatives as Potent TGF-β1 Inhibitors","authors":"Kechong Fan, Yang Liu, Yan Tian, Wei Wang, Xue Hu, Luping Wang, Fenglin Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s10600-026-04876-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10600-026-04876-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the current work, we carried out the synthesis and evaluation of coumarin derivatives <b>4a–f</b> (R= hydrogen, fluoro, bromo, methoxy, trifluoromethyl) against their TGF-β1 inhibitory activity. EIA kits were used to detect the in vitro inhibitory activity of human TGF-β1 for <b>4a–f</b> following the manufacturer’s instructions. Among them, compound <b>4f</b> exhibited the strongest activity with an IC<sub>50</sub> value of 6.43 μM, making its potency comparable to the positive control, coumarin (IC<sub>50</sub> = 7.81 μM).</p>","PeriodicalId":514,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Natural Compounds","volume":"62 1","pages":"15 - 18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147375203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. A. Smirnova, E. V. Tretyakova, H. T. T. Nguyen, O. B. Kazakova
{"title":"An Approach to 3-Oxolithocholic Acid α-Acylaminocarboxamides with α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activity","authors":"A. A. Smirnova, E. V. Tretyakova, H. T. T. Nguyen, O. B. Kazakova","doi":"10.1007/s10600-026-04886-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10600-026-04886-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The one-pot synthesis of novel molecular hybrids incorporating pseudopeptide and steroidal moieties is described. For this, an efficient conjugation approach based on the Ugi four-component reaction (Ugi-4CR) was implemented for the ligation of amines or L-aminoacids to 3-oxolithocholic acid. Compounds <b>3</b> and <b>4</b> showed a more pronounced <i>α</i>-glucosidase inhibitory activity than acarbose in vitro with IC<sub>50</sub> values 16.30 and 11.04 μM.</p>","PeriodicalId":514,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Natural Compounds","volume":"62 1","pages":"56 - 60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147375198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Triterpenoids and Steroids from Euphorbia antiquorum","authors":"Sheng-Dan Mao, Dong-Hao Liu, Wen-Na Li, Ting-Xiang Shi, Yong Zhao","doi":"10.1007/s10600-026-04884-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10600-026-04884-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>One new lupane triterpenoid, antieuphenone (<b>1</b>), along with seven known triterpenoids (<b>2–8</b>) and eleven steroids (<b>9–19</b>) were isolated from the twigs and leaves of <i>Euphorbia antiquorum</i>. Their structures were determined by 1D and 2D NMR data along with HR-ESI-MS. Except for compounds <b>4</b> and <b>8</b>, all others were obtained from this species for the first time as were the steroids.</p>","PeriodicalId":514,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Natural Compounds","volume":"62 1","pages":"47 - 50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147375192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}