Neolignans with a Rare 2-Oxaspiro[4.5]deca-6,9-dien-8-one Motif from the Stem Bark of Cinnamomum subavenium

J Nat Prod. 2015 Jul 24;78(7):1740-4. doi: 10.1021/np5010533. Epub 2015 Jun 18.

Abstract

Two pairs of racemic spirodienone neolignans with a rare 2-oxaspiro[4.5]deca-6,9-dien-8-one motif, named (±)-subaveniumins A (1) and B (2), were isolated from the bark of Cinnamomum subavenium. The chiral separation of the (+)-1, (-)-1, (+)-2, and (-)-2 enantiomers was accomplished via high-performance liquid chromatography on a chiral column. Their structures were elucidated using single-crystal X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic analyses (UV, IR, HRESIMS, and 1D and 2D NMR). The absolute configurations of the enantiomers were determined by comparing the experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroic spectra. The (+)-1, (-)-1, (+)-2, and (-)-2 enantiomers exhibited moderate inhibitory effects against NO production in RAW264.7 mouse macrophages induced by lipopolysaccharide, with IC50 values of 17.9, 5.6, 15.1, and 4.3 μM, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Cinnamomum / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology
  • Lignans / chemistry*
  • Lignans / isolation & purification*
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Macrophages / drug effects
  • Mice
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nitric Oxide / biosynthesis
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Bark / chemistry
  • Plant Stems / chemistry
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Spiro Compounds / chemistry*
  • Spiro Compounds / isolation & purification*
  • Spiro Compounds / pharmacology
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Lignans
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Spiro Compounds
  • Nitric Oxide