Chemical and Antiplasmodial Investigations on Eremophila-Derived Alkaloids and Semisynthetic Ether Analogues

Microthecaline A (1), the known antiplasmodial quinoline serrulatane alkaloid from the roots of Eremophila microtheca F. Muell. ex Benth. (Scrophulariaceae), was targeted for isolation and subsequent use in the generation of a semisynthetic ether library. A large-scale extraction and isolation yielded the previously undescribed quinoline serrulatane microthecaline B (2), along with crystalline 1 that enabled the first X-ray crystallographic analysis to be undertaken on this rare alkaloid structure class. The X-ray diffraction analysis of 1 supported the absolute configuration assignment of microthecaline A, which was originally assigned by ECD data analysis. Microthecaline A (1) was converted into 10 new semisynthetic ether derivatives (3-12) using a diverse series of commercially available alkyl halides. Chemical structures of the new serrulatane alkaloid and semisynthetic ether analogues were assigned by spectroscopic and spectrometric analyses. Antiplasmodial evaluations of 1-12 showed that the semisynthetic derivative 5 elicited the most potent activity with an IC50 value of 7.2 μM against Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 (drug-sensitive) strain.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:87

Enthalten in:

Journal of natural products - 87(2024), 4 vom: 26. Apr., Seite 849-854

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Chen [VerfasserIn]
Lum, Kah Yean [VerfasserIn]
White, Jonathan M [VerfasserIn]
Duffy, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Lock, Aaron M [VerfasserIn]
Avery, Vicky M [VerfasserIn]
Davis, Rohan A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alkaloids
Antimalarials
Ethers
Journal Article
Quinolines
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 26.04.2024

Date Revised 26.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c01072

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369059492