An Unprecedented Neolignan Skeleton from Chimarrhis turbinata

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Synthesis, X-ray Crystal Structure and Theoretical Calculations of Antileishmanial Neolignan Analogues

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A new neolignan and antioxidant phenols from Nectandra grandiflora

The EtOH crude extract from the leaves of Nectandra grandiflora collected in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil, showed antioxidant activity towards β-carotene in a TLC assay. The bioassay-guided fractionation led to the isolation of protocatechuic acid and two flavonol glycosides: afzelin and quercetrin, which showed free radical scavenging activity towards DPPH (ΔA 32, 16 and 73% at 50 μmol L-1) and were compared to commercial antioxidants rutin (81% at 50 μmol L-1) and BHT (9% at 50 μmol L-1), used as standard compounds. Additionally, three inactive neolignans, including the new bicycle[3.2.1]octane neolignan 2′-oxo-piperol B were obtained and characterized by spectrometric methods. ©2005 Sociedade Brasileira de Química.

Synthesis, X-ray crystal structure and theoretical calculations of antileishmanial neolignan analogues

A síntese e a estrutura cristalina por difração de raios-X de dois análogos de neolignanas, 2-(4-clorofenil)-1-feniletanona (20) e 2-[tio(4-clorofenil)]-1-(3,4-dimetoxifenil)propan-1-ona (12) são descritas. O composto 12 apresenta atividade intracelular contra Leishmania donovani e Leishmania amazonensis de amastigotas que causam a leishmaniose tegumentar e visceral. Além disso, a teoria do funcional de densidade (DFT) com o funcional híbrido B3LYP foi empregado para calcular um conjunto de descritores moleculares para dezenove análogos sintéticos de neolignanas com atividades antileishmaniose. Posteriormente, a análise discriminante stepwise foi realizada para investigar possíveis relações entre a estrutura molecular e atividades biológicas. Por meio dessa análise os compostos foram classificados em dois grupos ativos e inativos de acordo com seu grau de atividade biológica, e as propriedades mais importantes foram as cargas de alguns átomos, a afinidade eletrônica e o ClogP.

A study of neolignan compounds with biological activity against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis by using quantum chemical and chemometric methods

Métodos quimiométricos (estatísticos) são empregados para classificar um conjunto de compostos derivados de neolignanas com atividade biológica contra a Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. O método AM1 (Austin Model 1) foi utilizado para calcular um conjunto de descritores moleculares (propriedades) para os compostos em estudo. A seguir, os descritores foram analisados utilizando os seguintes métodos de reconhecimento de padrões: Análise de Componentes Principais (PCA), Análise Hierárquica de Agrupamentos (HCA) e o método de K-vizinhos mais próximos (KNN). Os métodos PCA e HCA mostraram-se bastante eficientes para classificação dos compostos estudados em dois grupos (ativos e inativos). Três descritores moleculares foram responsáveis pela separação entre os compostos ativos e inativos: energia do orbital molecular mais alto ocupado (EHOMO), ordem de ligação entre os átomos C1'-R7 (L14) e ordem de ligação entre os átomos C5'-R6 (L22). Como as variáveis responsáveis pela separação entre compostos ativos e inativos são descritores eletrônicos, conclui-se que efeitos eletrônicos podem desempenhar um importante papel na interação entre receptor biológico e compostos derivados de neolignanas com atividade contra a Paracoccidioides brasiliensis.

A structure-activity relationship (SAR) study of neolignan compounds with anti-schistosomiasis activity

Um conjunto de dezoito compostos de neolignanas com atividade antiesquistossomose foi estudado com o método semi-empírico PM3 e outros métodos teóricos com o intuito de avaliar algumas propriedades (variáveis ou descritores) moleculares selecionadas e correlacioná-las com a atividade biológica. Análise exploratória dos dados (análise de componentes principais, PCA, e análise hierárquica de agrupamentos, HCA), análise discriminante (DA) e o método KNN foram utilizados na obtenção de possíveis correlações entre os descritores calculados e a atividade biológica em questão e na predição da atividade antiesquistossimose de algumas moléculas teste. Os descritores moleculares responsáveis pela separação entre os compostos ativos e inativos foram: energia de hidratação (HE), refratividade molecular (MR) e carga sobre o átomo C19 (Q19). Estes descritores fornecem informações a respeito do tipo de interação que pode ocorrer entre os compostos e seu respectivo receptor biológico. Após a construção do modelo para compostos ativos e inativos, os métodos PCA, HCA, DA e KNN foram empregados em um estudo de predição. Foram estudados 10 novos compostos e somente 5 deles foram classificados como ativos contra esquistossomose.

Antimycobacterial activity of 2-phenoxy-1-phenylethanone, a synthetic analogue of neolignan, entrapped in polymeric microparticles

Conventional treatment of tuberculosis (TB) demands a long course therapy (6 months), known to originate multiple drug resistant strains (MDR-TB), which emphasizes the urgent need for new antituberculous drugs. The purpose of this study was to investigate a novel treatment for TB meant to improve patient compliance by reducing drug dosage frequency. Polymeric microparticles containing the synthetic analogue of neolignan, 1-phenyl-2-phenoxiethanone (LS-2), were obtained by a method of emulsification and solvent evaporation and chemically characterized. Only representative LS-2-loaded microparticles were considered for further studies involving experimental murine TB induced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv ATCC 27294. The LS-2-loaded microparticles were spherical in shape, had a smooth wall and showed an encapsulation efficiency of 93% in addition to displaying sustained release. Chemotherapeutic potential of LS-2 entrapped in microparticles was comparable to control groups. These findings are encouraging and indicate that LS-2-loaded microparticles are a potential alternative to conventional chemotherapy of TB.

禄春安息香种子和攀援孔药花全草的化学成分研究

本文对禄春安息香（Styrax macranthus）种子和攀援孔药花（Porandra scandens）全草的化学成分进行了研究，共获得30个化合物，其中2个为新化合物。 从禄春安息香种子95%乙醇提取物中分离并鉴定了12个化合物，其中2个新化合物鉴定为3-[7-methoxy-2-(3,4-methylenedioxy phenyl) benzofuran-5-yl] propyl 3-[7-methoxy-2-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)benzofuran-5-yl] propanoate (1) 和去甲氧基-egonol-龙胆双糖甙 (2)；已知化合物分别为2-(3,4-二氧亚甲基苯基)-5-甲酰基-7-甲氧基-苯并呋喃 (3)、egonol (4)、去甲氧基-egonol (5)、去甲基-egonol (6)、egonol-葡萄糖甙 (7)、egonol-龙胆双糖甙 (8)、egonol-龙胆三糖甙 (9)、豆甾醇 (10)、二十四烷酸 1-甘油酯 (11) 和胡萝卜甙 (12)。生物活性测试发现，化合物2具有促进雌激素E2合成的作用。 从攀援孔药花全草95%乙醇提取物中分离并鉴定了19个化合物：(2S,3S,4R)-2-[(2R)-2-羟基-二十一烷酰基氨基]-二十一烷-1,3,4-三醇 (13)、(2S,3S,4R)–2–二十四烷酰基氨基-十八烷-1,3,4-三醇 (14)、胡萝卜甙 (12)、β-谷甾醇 (15)、(20S,22E,24R)-5α,8α-表二氧-麦角甾-6,22-二烯-3β-醇 (16)、6β-羟基-豆甾-4-烯-3-酮 (17)、十六烷酸 1-甘油酯 (18)、桦木酸 (19)、大黄素 (20)、二十二烷酸 1-甘油酯 (21)、对羟基苯甲醛 (22)、十七烷酸 1-甘油酯 (23)、金色酰胺醇乙酸酯(24)、十九烷酸 1-甘油酯 (25)、棕榈酸 (26)、(E)-p-香豆酸 (27)、(22E,24S)-24-麦角甾醇-7,22-二烯-3β,5α,6β-三醇 (28)、2-去氧-β-蜕皮激素 (29)和auranamide (30)。 综述了近十年来发现的2－芳基苯并呋喃类新木脂素的结构特征、来源、生物活性和化学全合成。 Phytochemical investigation on the seeds of Styrax macranthus and the whole plants of Porandra scandens led to the isolation of thirty compounds, two of which were new ones. Two new 2-aryl benzofuran derivatives, 3-[7-methoxy-2-(3,4-methylenedioxy phenyl) benzofuran-5-yl]propyl 3-[7-methoxy-2-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)benzo furan-5-yl]propanoate (1) and demethoxy egonol gentiobioside (2), were isolated from the 95% aqueous ethanolic extract of the seeds of Styrax macranthus, together with 7-methoxy-2-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl) benzofuran-5-carbaldehyde (3), egonol (4), demethoxy egonol (5), demethyl egonol (6), egonol glucoside (7), egonol gentiobioside (8), egonol gentiotrioside (9), stigmasterol (10), 2,3-dihydroxypropyl tetracosoate (11), and daucosterol (12). In vitro test, compound 2 promote the synthesis of estrogen E2. Nineteen compounds were isolated from the 95% aqueous ethanolic extract of the whole plant of Porandra scandens for the first time. Their structures were identified as (2S,3S,4R)-2-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-heneicosanoylamino]-1,3,4- heneicosanetriol (13), (2S,3S,4R)-2-tetracosanoylamino-1,3,4-octadecanetriol (14), daucosterol (15), β-sitosterol (12), (20S,22E,24R)-5α,8α-epidioxy-ergosta-6,22-diene- 3β-ol (16), 6β-hydroxylstigmast-4-en-3-one (17), 1-glycerol-1-hexadecoate (18), betulinic acid (19), emodin (20), 1-glycerol-1-docosoate (21), p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (22), 1-glycerol-1-heptadecoate (23), aurantiamide acetate (24), 1-glycerol-1- nonadecoate (25), palmatic acid (26), (E)-p-coumaric acid (27), (22E,24S)- 24-metbylcbolesta-7,22-diene-3β,5α,6β-triol (28), 2-deoxycrustecdysone (29), and auranamide (30). The characteristic, natural resource, bioactivity, and the total synthesis of 2-aryl benzofurans were reviewed.

Computer-aided Structure Elucidation of Neolignans

This paper describes a new module of the expert system SISTEMAT used for the prediction of the skeletons of neolignans by (13)C NMR, (1)H NMR and botanical data obtained from the literature. SISTEMAT is composed of MACRONO, SISCONST, C13MACH, H1MACH and SISOCBOT programs, each analyzing data of the neolignan in question to predict the carbon skeleton of the compound. From these results, the global probability is computed and the most probable skeleton predicted. SISTEMAT predicted the skeletons of 75% of the 20 neolignans tested, in a rapid and simple procedure demonstrating its advantage for the structural elucidation of new compounds.

Cytotoxicity and antiangiogenic activity of grandisin

Objectives The antitumoural properties of grandisin, a tetrahydrofuran neolignan from Piper solmsianum, were investigated by in-vitro and in-vivo assays using the Ehrlich ascites tumoural (EAT) model. Methods Viability of the tumour cells was evaluated by Trypan blue exclusion and MTT methods, after incubation with grandisin (0.017-2.3 mu M). The effects of grandisin on the activity of caspase-3, -6, -8, and -9 were also investigated using colorimetric protease kits. In-vivo studies were performed in EAT-bearing mice treated intraperitoneally with 2.5, 5 or 10 mg/kg grandisin for 10 days. Key findings Grandisin inhibited the growth of EAT cells, by both methods, with IC50 values less than 0.25 mu M. The results showed that the activity of all the caspases studied increased in grandisin-treated cells, when compared with control, non-treated cells. Administering grandisin to EAT-bearing mice increased survival of the animals, in a dose-dependent manner. Simultaneously, we detected a 66.35% reduction of intraperitoneal tumour cell burden in the animals treated with 10 mg/kg grandisin. Additionally, in these animals, the marked increase of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels, induced by EAT development, was decreased with treatment with grandisin, resulting in a reduction of 32.1% of VEGF levels in the peritoneal washing supernatant, when compared with the control. Conclusions The results demonstrated that grandisin induced in-vitro cytotoxicity and antiangiogenic effects in mice while it acted against tumour evolution, prolonging host survival.

Trypanocidal action of eupomatenoid-5 is related to mitochondrion dysfunction and oxidative damage in Trypanosoma cruzi

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Derivado cinamoílico com atividade no reparo de DNA e outras substâncias de Cinnamomum australe (Lauraceae)

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Neolignans, styrylpyrones and flavonoids from an Aniba species

The trunk wood and barks from an Aniba species contain four esters of benzoic acid with cinnamyl alcohol, five benzofuran neolignans, licarin-A, burchellin, cis-burchellin, burchellin-rearranged and cis-burchellin-rearranged, one tetrahydrofuran neolignan, aristolignin, three bicyclooctane guianin-type neolignans, (7S, 8S, 1'R, 5'R)-4-hydroxy-3,3'-dimethoxy-4',6'-dioxo-8.1', 7.5'-neolignan-Delta: 1,3,5,2',8' and the new (7S, 8S, 1'R, 4'R, 5'S)-4'-hydroxy-3,4,3'-trimethoxy-6'-oxo-8.1', 7.5'-neolignan-Delta: 1,3,5,2',8' and (7S, 8S, 1'R, 4'R, 5'S)-4,4'-dihydroxy-3,3'-dimethoxy-6'-oxo-8.1', 7.5'-neolignan-Delta: 1,3,5,2',8', one new bicyclooctane canellin-type neolignan (7S, 8S, 1'S, 4'R, 5'R, 6'S)-4',6'-dihydroxy-3,4-dimethoxy-3'-oxo-8.1', 7.5'-neolignan-Delta: 1,3,5,8', two styrylpyrones, 4-methoxy-6-(11,12-dimethoxy-trans-styryl)-2-pyrone and 6-(11,12-methylenedioxy-trans-styryl)-4-methoxy-2-pyrone, two styrylpyrone dimers: 4'-methoxy-8-(11,12-dimethoxyphenyl)-7-[6-(4-methoxy-2-pyronyl)-6-(E)-styryl-1'-oxabicyclo[4,2,0]octa-4'-en-2'-one and the new 11,12-dimethoxyphenyl-7,7'-di-[6-(4-methoxy-2-pyronyl)]-cyclobutane and six flavonoids, 3,5-dihydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxyflavone, 5-hydroxy-3,7,4'-trimethoxyflavone, 3,5,4'-trihydroxy-7-methoxyflavone, 2,3-dihydro-5-hydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxyflavone, 2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavone, 2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxyflavone and a new flavan, 6,7,3',4',5'-pentamethoxyflavan. (C) 1997 Elsevier B.V. Ltd.

2,3-Dihydrobenzofuran neolignans from Aristolochia pubescens

From a hexane extract of stems and roots of Aristolochia pubescens, the new neolignans (2S,3S,1'R,2'R)- and (2S,3S, 1'S,2'R)-2,3-dihydro-5-(1',2'-dihydroxypropyl)-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methylbenzofuran) and (2S,3S,1'R,2'R)- and (2S,3S,1'S,2'R)-2,3-dihydro-5-(1',2'-dihydroxypropyl)-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-7-methoxy-3-methyl-benzofuran were isolated, together with the known neolignan licarin A, and its bisnor-neolignan aldehyde and acid derivatives. In addition, sitosterol, 8R,9R-oxide-beta-caryophyllene, kobusone, ent-kauran-16 alpha, 17-diol, vanillin, vanillic acid, (+)-sesamin, (+)eudesmin, and (-)-cubebin were isolated. The structures of the new compounds have been elucidated by spectroscopic methods and by chemical transformation using Mosher's acid chloride. (C) 1999 Elsevier B.V. Ltd. All rights reserved.

Lignoids; flavonoids and polyketides of Virola surinamensis

From the seeds of Virola surinamensis, which were collected near Altamira and near Maraba, Para State, Brazil, the following substances were isolated by chromatographic techniques: two dibenzylbutanediol lignans, dihydrocubebin and the new dihydrocubebin monolaurate, two furofuran lignans, sesamin and asarinin, three dibenzylbutyrolactol lignans, cubebin, β-O- methylcubebin and α-O-methylcubebin, one dibenzylbutyrolactone lignan, hinokinin, one aryltetralin neolignan, galbulin, two tetrahydrofuran neolignans, galgravin and the new 4'-hydroxy-3'-methoxy-3,4-methylenedioxy- 8.8',7.O.7'-neolignan, one flavone, tithonine, one isoflavone, irisolidone, and two new polyketides, 3-hydroxy-1-(15-phenylpentadecanoyl)-2,6- cyclohexanedione and 1-(5-phenylpentanoyl)-2,6-cyclohexanedione. Different chemical constitutions of the fruits from the two localities were observed.