Randainins A-D, Based on Unique Diterpenoid Architectures, from Callicarpa randaiensis

J Nat Prod. 2015 Aug 28;78(8):1823-8. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b00012. Epub 2015 Aug 3.

Abstract

Four new compounds, randainins A-D (1-4), were isolated from the leaves and twigs of Callicarpa randaiensis, which is an endemic species in Taiwan. Compounds 1 and 2 are diterpenoids with an unusual trans-7/5 ring system, whereas compounds 3 and 4 are diterpenoids possessing a trans-5/7 ring scaffold. The structures of the new compounds were established based on NMR and MS data analyses. Anti-inflammatory activities and cytotoxicity were tested and evaluated for these compounds. Compound 4 exhibited moderate inhibition of superoxide-anion generation with an IC50 value of 21.5 ± 2.5 μM.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology
  • Callicarpa / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Diterpenes / chemistry*
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Molecular Structure
  • Neutrophils / enzymology
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Pancreatic Elastase / analysis
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Plant Stems / chemistry
  • Taiwan

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Diterpenes
  • Pancreatic Elastase