Bioactive Phenolic Components from the Twigs of Atalantia buxifolia

Fang Rong Chang, Pei Shian Li, Rosa Huang Liu, Hao Chun Hu, Tsong Long Hwang, Jin Ching Lee, Shu Li Chen, Yang Chang Wu, Yuan Bin Cheng*

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Abstract

Five new compounds named buxifoximes A-C (1-3), buxifobenzoate (4), and 7-O-(7′-peroxygeranyl) coumarin (5), together with 25 known compounds, were identified from the twigs of Atalantia buxifolia. Compounds 1-3 are unique secondary metabolites with the aldoxime functionality. The structures of the isolates were determined on the basis of spectroscopic data analyses, and the structure of 1 was confirmed by an X-ray single-crystallographic analysis. With respect to bioactivity, antidengue virus, anti-inflammatory, and cytotoxic activities of all purified compounds were tested and evaluated. Compound 1 showed a significant anti-inflammatory effect by inhibiting superoxide anion generation with an IC50 value of 4.8 ± 0.7 μM. Among the acridone alkaloids, 5-hydroxy-N-methylseverifoline (23) exhibited antidengue activity (IC50 = 5.3 ± 0.4 μM), and atalaphyllinine (20) demonstrated cytotoxicity (IC50 = 6.5 ± 0.0 μM) against the human liver cancer cell line, HepG2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1534-1539
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Natural Products
Volume81
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 07 2018

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