Constituents of Boronia pinnata

J Nat Prod. 2000 Oct;63(10):1344-8. doi: 10.1021/np0000318.

Abstract

A novel quinolone, pinolinone (1); seven new phenylpropanoids, boropinols A (2), B (3), C (4), boropinals A (5), B (6), C (7), and boropinic acid (8); and a new lignan, boropinan (9), were isolated from the roots of Boronia pinnata, and their structures were elucidated by NMR and MS analyses. In a search for novel cancer chemopreventive agents (antitumor-promoters), we screened 10 compounds isolated from the plant for their inhibitory effects on Epstein-Barr virus early antigen (EBV-EA) activation induced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate in Raji cells. Boropinic acid (8) and 4'-hydroxy-3'-prenylcinnamaldehyde were observed to significantly inhibit the EBV-EA activation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Alkaloids / pharmacology
  • Antiviral Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology
  • Australia
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens / metabolism
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / drug effects
  • Lignans / chemistry
  • Lignans / isolation & purification
  • Lignans / pharmacology
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Magnoliopsida / chemistry*
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry
  • Quinolones / chemistry
  • Quinolones / isolation & purification
  • Quinolones / pharmacology
  • Terpenes / chemistry
  • Terpenes / isolation & purification
  • Terpenes / pharmacology

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens
  • Lignans
  • Quinolones
  • Terpenes