Identification of ent-16 beta, 17-dihydroxykauran-19-oic acid as an anti-HIV principle and isolation of the new diterpenoids annosquamosins A and B from Annona squamosa

J Nat Prod. 1996 Jun;59(6):635-7. doi: 10.1021/np960416j.

Abstract

Phytochemical analysis of the fruits of Annona squamosa yielded 12 known kaurane derivatives (1-11, 13) and two new kaurane diterpenoids, which have been named annosquamosin A (16 beta-hydroxy-17-acetoxy-ent-kauran-19-al) (12) and annosquamosin B (19-nor-ent-kaurane-4 alpha,16 beta,-17-triol) (14). The structures of the new compounds were established by spectral analyses and chemical evidence. Among these 14 compounds, 16 beta, 17-dihydroxy-ent-kauran-19-oic acid (2) showed significant activity against HIV replication in H9 lymphocyte cells with an EC50 value of 0.8 microgram/mL (therapeutic index > 5).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology
  • Diterpenes, Kaurane*
  • HIV-1 / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Lymphocytes / virology
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Virus Replication / drug effects

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Diterpenes
  • Diterpenes, Kaurane
  • annosquamosin A
  • annosquamosin B