Hypascyrins A-E, Prenylated Acylphloroglucinols from Hypericum ascyron

J Nat Prod. 2019 Oct 25;82(10):2754-2760. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00354. Epub 2019 Oct 9.

Abstract

Six new prenylated acylphloroglucinols with menthane moieties, hypascyrins A-E (1-5) and ent-hyphenrone J (6), together with four known analogues, were isolated from Hypericum ascyron roots. Detailed spectroscopic data analyses resulted in the assignment of their structures. The absolute configuration of 1 was deduced by experimental and calculated ECD data, while those of 2-6 were assigned by ECD data analyses as well as chemical conversions. Hypascyrins A (1), C (3), and E (5) and ent-hyphenrone J (6) exhibited antimicrobial activity against MRSA (MIC50 values of 4.0, 8.0, 2.0, and 4.0 μM, respectively) and Bacillus subtilis (MIC values of 4.0, 4.0, 2.0, and 4.0 μM, respectively).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Infective Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacillus subtilis / drug effects
  • Hypericum / chemistry*
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Phenols / chemistry
  • Phenols / isolation & purification*
  • Phenols / pharmacology
  • Phloroglucinol / chemistry
  • Phloroglucinol / isolation & purification
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Prenylation

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Phenols
  • Phloroglucinol