Bioorganic Chemistry ( IF 4.5 ) Pub Date : 2020-06-25 , DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104045 Yushuang Liu 1 , Lu Zhang 2 , Jingjing Xue 3 , Kaibo Wang 4 , Huiming Hua 3 , Tao Yuan 5
Two novel cucurbitane 3-nor-triterpenoids, named norcolocynthenins A (1) and B (2), were isolated from the fruits of Citrullus colocynthis. The structures including their absolute configurations were determined by extensive spectroscopic analyses and theoretical calculations. Compound 1 features an unprecedented 5/6/6/5-fused ring system while compound 2 possesses a rare lactone moiety at modified ring A. Compounds 1 and 2 showed significant cytotoxic activity against human cancer cell lines of HL-60 (IC50 = 8.32, 6.49 μM) and PC-3 (IC50 = 31.26, 13.42 μM). The plausible biosynthetic pathway of compounds 1 and 2 via a key enzymatic Baeyer-Villiger reaction is proposed.
中文翻译:
Norcolocynthenins A和B,两个瓜(Citrullus colocynthis)的葫芦烷3-nor-三萜类化合物及其细胞毒性。
两种新型葫芦3去甲三萜类化合物,命名为norcolocynthenins A(1)和B(2),从该果实中分离西瓜colocynthis。通过广泛的光谱分析和理论计算确定包括绝对构型在内的结构。化合物1具有前所未有的5/6/6/5稠合的环系统,而化合物2在修饰的环A上具有稀有的内酯部分。化合物1和2对HL-60的人类癌细胞系显示出显着的细胞毒活性(IC 50 = 8.32、6.49μM)和PC-3(IC 50 = 31.26,13.42μM)。化合物的合理生物合成途径提出了通过关键的酶促Baeyer-Villiger反应的图1和图2。