Mitchellenes A-E, cyclic sesquiterpenes from the Australian plant Eremophila mitchellii

J Nat Prod. 2011 Sep 23;74(9):1888-93. doi: 10.1021/np2003676. Epub 2011 Aug 30.

Abstract

Chemical investigations of the Australian plant Eremophila mitchellii resulted in the isolation of the novel tetracyclic sesquiterpene lactones mitchellenes A-C (1-3), the new sesquiterpene acids mitchellenes D and E (4 and 5), and the previously reported natural products 14-hydroxy-6,12-muuroloadien-15-oic acid (6), casticin, and centaureidin. The chemical structures of all compounds were determined by extensive 1D/2D NMR and MS data analysis. Mitchellenes A-C are the first tetracyclic sesquiterpene lactones to be reported; a biosynthetic pathway is proposed for these unique secondary metabolites.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Australia
  • Eremophila Plant / chemistry*
  • Lactones / chemistry
  • Lactones / isolation & purification*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Lactones
  • Sesquiterpenes