ABSTRACT
Five new meroterpenes, 12α-Psoracorylifol F (1), 7ß,8α-hydroxy-12ß-Psoracorylifol F (2), 8-ketone-Cyclobakuchiol C (3), 7α,8ß-hydroxy-12ß-Cyclobakuchiol C (4) and 8α-hydroxy-Cyclobakuchiol C (5) together with six known compounds (6-11) were isolated from seeds of Psoralea corylifolia, and their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic and physicochemical analyses. All the isolates were evaluated for in vitro inhibitory activity against DGAT1/2. Among them, compounds 1-6 were found to exhibit selective inhibitory activity on DGAT1 with IC50 values ranging from 61.5 ± 1.1 to 89.1 ± 1.2 µM.
Subject(s)
Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase/antagonists & inhibitors , Psoralea/chemistry , Terpenes/pharmacology , Animals , China , HEK293 Cells , Humans , Molecular Structure , Phytochemicals/isolation & purification , Phytochemicals/pharmacology , Seeds/chemistry , Sf9 Cells , Structure-Activity Relationship , Terpenes/isolation & purificationABSTRACT
Two new ß-dihydroagarofuran-type sesquiterpenes 1ß,2α,6α,8ß,15- pentaacetoxy- 9α-benzoyloxy- ß-dihydroagarofuran (1) and 1ß,2ß,6α,15-tetraacetoxy-9ß-benzoyloxy- ß-dihydroagarofuran (2), together with five known abietane diterpenoids (3-7) were isolated from ethyl acetate extract of stems of Tripterygium wilfordii. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of detailed spectroscopic and physico-chemical analyses. All the isolates were evaluated for in vitro inhibitory activity against A549, HOS and MCF-7. Among them, compounds 4 and 5 exhibited manifest inhibition on A549, HOS and MCF-7 cancer cell lines.