Novel naphthoquinones from Conospermum incurvum

J Nat Prod. 1994 Nov;57(11):1511-6. doi: 10.1021/np50113a006.

Abstract

During the reisolation of the trimeric naphthoquinone derivative conocurvone [1] from an extract of the Australian shrub Conospermum incurvum, six monomeric naphthoquinones were isolated. These include three novel 1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives: 3-methyl-14,15-dihydro-15-hydroxyteretifolione B [3], 3-methyl-14,15-dihydro-15-hydroxyteretifolione B methyl ether [4], and 2,3-dimethyl-6-hydroxy-7-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone [5]. In addition, the previously reported compounds 3-methylteretifolione B [6], 3-methylteretifolione B methyl ether [7], and 8-geranyl-2,7-dihydroxy-3-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone [8] were isolated and identified. The structures of the novel 1,4-naphthoquinones were elucidated by spectral methods. While conocurvone [1] is a potent inhibitor of HIV-1-induced cell killing, all of the monomeric naphthoquinone derivatives were inactive against HIV-1.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents / chemistry*
  • Antiviral Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology
  • Australia
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • HIV-1 / drug effects*
  • HIV-1 / pathogenicity
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Naphthoquinones / chemistry*
  • Naphthoquinones / isolation & purification
  • Naphthoquinones / pharmacology
  • Plant Roots
  • Plants / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Naphthoquinones
  • conocurvone