Scapaundulin C, a novel labdane diterpenoid isolated from Chinese liverwort Scapania undulate, inhibits acetylcholinesterase activity.
10.1016/S1875-5364(15)30100-X
- Author:
Ya-Qi KANG
1
;
Jin-Chuan ZHOU
1
;
Pei-Hong FAN
1
;
Shu-Qi WANG
1
;
Hong-Xiang LOU
2
Author Information
1. Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
2. Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China. Electronic address: louhongxiang@sdu.edu.cn.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
AChE inhibitory activity;
Cytotoxic activity;
Labdane diterpenoid;
Liverwort;
Scapania undulate
- MeSH:
Acetylcholinesterase;
analysis;
Cholinesterase Inhibitors;
chemistry;
isolation & purification;
Diterpenes;
chemistry;
isolation & purification;
Hepatophyta;
chemistry;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy;
Molecular Structure;
Plant Extracts;
chemistry;
isolation & purification
- From:
Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines (English Ed.)
2015;13(12):933-936
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
In the present study, scapaundulin C (1), a new labdane diterpenoid, and four related known compounds scapaundulin A (2), 5α, 8α, 9α-trihydroxy-13E-labden-12-one (3), 5α, 8α-dihydroxy-13E-labden-12-one (4), and (13S)-15-hydroxylabd-8 (17)-en-19-oic acid (5), were isolated from the Chinese liverwort Scapania undulate (L.) Dum., using column chromatography. The structures of these compounds were determined on the basis of 1D- and 2D-NMR analyses. The acetylcholinesterase (AchE) inhibitory activity was evaluated using a bioautographic TLC assay and the cytotoxic activity was evaluated by the MTT method. All the compounds were reported for the first time to exhibit moderate AchE inhibitory activity with minimal inhibitory quantities ranging from 250 to 500 ng. All the compounds were tested for their cytotoxicity against five human tumor cell lines, A549, K562, A2780, Hela, and HT29, and compounds 3 and 4 exhibited moderate inhibitory effects on the growth of A2780 cells.
