Pycnanthulignenes A-D, antimicrobial cyclolignene derivatives from the roots of Pycnanthus angolensis

J Nat Prod. 2010 Feb 26;73(2):213-6. doi: 10.1021/np9007393.

Abstract

Investigation of the constituents of Pycnanthus angolensis roots has resulted in the isolation of four new cyclolignene derivatives, named pycnanthulignene A (1), pycnanthulignene B (2), pycnanthulignene C (3), and pycnanthulignene D (4), and six known compounds, 4,5-dimethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxy-2,7'-cycloligna-7,7'-diene, 2,7-dimethoxy-3,6-dimethylnaphthalene, 4'-methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxy-2,7'-cyclolign-7-ene, genkwainin, 8-hydroxykanzakiflavone-2, and formononetin. The structures of these compounds were established using spectroscopic methods. Compounds 1 and 3 showed significant antimicrobial activities against a panel of drug-resistant pathogens.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Infective Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology
  • Cameroon
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial / drug effects*
  • Isoflavones / chemistry
  • Isoflavones / isolation & purification
  • Lignans / chemistry
  • Lignans / isolation & purification*
  • Lignans / pharmacology
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Myristicaceae / chemistry*
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Roots / chemistry

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Isoflavones
  • Lignans
  • pycnanthulignene A
  • pycnanthulignene C
  • formononetin