14,15-secopregnane derivatives from the leaves of Solenostemma argel

J Nat Prod. 2006 Jan;69(1):50-4. doi: 10.1021/np050263c.

Abstract

Five new 14,15-secopregnane derivatives, named argelosides K-O (1-5), have been isolated from Solenostemma argel leaves. Their structures were established by a detailed spectroscopic analysis. In particular, argeloside N (1) showed in the sugar portion an unusual 3-O-methyl-2,6-dideoxyhexopyranose unit characterized by the occurrence of a Delta3 double bond, and argeloside O (5) displayed an unusual moiety linked to position 3 probably derived by the oxidation of a 3-O-methyl-2,6-dideoxyhexopyranose unit. The propensity of compounds 2, 3, and 5 and argeloside F (6) to inhibit TNF-alpha release by LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 mouse cells was evaluated.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Apocynaceae / chemistry*
  • Egypt
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Macrophages / drug effects
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Pregnanes / chemistry
  • Pregnanes / isolation & purification*
  • Pregnanes / pharmacology
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / biosynthesis

Substances

  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Pregnanes
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha