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report the isolation and structure elucidation of macropteranthol
(1), as well as the Tdp1 inhibitory activity of compounds 1−5.
Figure 2. gCOSY and gHMBC correlations of 1.
5
89 nm) and subsequently the Boltzmann-weighted average
based on the energy of each conformer resulted in the calculated
OR. Here two different levels, Hartree−Fock (HF) and density
functional theory (DFT), were performed to calculate the ORs.
The OR values of the (7S,8S,1′S,2′R,3′S,4′S,5′R)-stereoisomer
and its enantiomer were predicted to be +22.17 and −22.17,
respectively, at the HF level, or +14.21 and −14.21, at the DFT
level, respectively. The positive signs of the calculated ORs of the
(7S,8S,1′S,2′R,3′S,4′S,5′R)-isomer obtained via two calculation
levels were in agreement with the experimental OR value ([α]D
+2.75). Therefore, the absolute configuration of (+)-1 was
determined as (7S, 8S, 1′S, 2′R, 3′S, 4′S, 5′R).
Figure 1. Structures of compounds 1−5 isolated from M. leichhardtii.
The air-dried and ground bark of M. leichhardtii was
sequentially extracted with n-hexane, CH Cl , and MeOH. The
2
2
CH Cl and MeOH extracts were combined and chromato-
2
2
graphed using reversed-phase C -bond silica HPLC (MeOH/
1
8
H O/0.1% TFA) to give 60 fractions. Fractions 22−26 contained
2
the ions of interest [LRESIMS (+) at m/z 513, 511, 499, and 469;
LRESIMS (−) at m/z 511, 509, 497, and 467]. Further
purification of fractions 22−26 by C -bonded silica HPLC
Four known natural products, mallophenol A (2), 3,4-
dimethoxyphenol-1-β-D-(6′-O-galloyl)glucopyranoside (3),
3,4,5-trimethoxyphenol-1-β-D-(6′-O-galloyl)glucopyranoside
(4), and 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propane-1,2-diol 2-β-
1
8
(
MeOH/H O/0.1% TFA) afforded compounds 1−5.
2
1
Macropteranthol (1) was obtained as a pale, amorphous
D-(6-O-galloyl)glucopyranoside (5), were also isolated. Their H
and 13C NMR data were identical to reported data. Previously,
powder. HRESIMS exhibited a pseudomolecular ion peak at m/z
5
33.1266 [M + Na]+ (calcd 533.1255 for C H O Na),
mallophenol A (2) was reported only from Mallotus furetianus,
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2
3
26 13
consistent with a molecular formula of C H O , the same as
while 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propane-1,2-diol 2-β-D-
(6-O-galloyl)glucopyranoside (5) was reported from the berries
of Pimentadioica, but the C-8 absolute configuration was not
2
3
26 13
that of mallophenol (2). Detailed analysis and comparison of the
1
H, gHSQC, and gCOSY NMR spectra of 1 with those of 2
14
revealed that 1 also has a galloyl group (δ 6.96; δ 109.0), a
assigned. In this study, the absolute configuration of C-8 was
assigned via acid hydrolysis and subsequent assessment of the
specific rotation of 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propane-1,2-
H
C
1
,3,4-trisubstituted benzene moiety (δ 6.90 d, J = 1.7 Hz, 6.79
H
dd, J = 8.1, 1.7 Hz, and 6.74 d, J = 8.1 Hz), a β-glucopyranosyl
moiety with the anomeric proton at δ 4.54 (d, J = 7.7 Hz), and
diol ([α] −6.2, c 0.005, MeOH). The absolute configuration of
H
D
the tetrasubstituted 1,4-dioxane moiety (δ 4.46, 4.10; δ 78.7,
C-8 in 5 was defined as S by [α] comparison with 3-(4-hydroxy-
H
C
D
7
7.7). The obvious differences are a shielded methylene, H -6′, in
3-methoxyphenyl)propane-1,2-diol {8(S)-isomer, [α] −23, c
2
D
a glucopyranosyl moiety and a corresponding deshielded
methylene, H -9, in 1. Further gHMBC NMR data analysis
0.69, EtOH; 8(R)-isomer, [α] +18, c 0.73, EtOH} literature
D
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values.
2
suggested that, instead of a C-6′ galloyl esterification of the
glucopyransyl moiety in 2, the galloyl group of 1 was connected
with C-9 through an ester bond by observation of the gHMBC
correlations from H-2″/H-6″ (δ 6.96) and methylene H -9 (δ
Tdp1 inhibitory activities of compounds 1−5 were evaluated
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in vitro (Figure 3), using an assay previously described. The
assay was performed with the substrate at its K for the enzyme
m
used, and the reaction monitored using a kinetic read.
Compounds 3 and 5 were the most active, with IC50 values of
∼1.0 μM. Compound 1, its regiomer 2, and compound 4 showed
no inhibitory activity against Tdp1 at concentrations up to 40
μM. Preliminary structure−activity relationship studies sug-
gested that the relative orientations of the aromatic system on the
sugar moiety in compounds 1−5 may play a part in their
interaction with Tdp1 and, therefore, their biological activity.
Molecular modeling is currently under way to investigate the
binding of compounds 1−5 to Tdp1.
In conclusion, five compounds (1−5) were isolated from the
bark of M. leichhardtii, including the new compound 1 and
compounds 3 and 5, being active against Tdp1 (IC50 1.0 μM).
The 8(S)-absolute configuration of 5 was defined for the first
time. The current study is the first report of the chemical
constituents of a Macropteranthes species. The results provide
H
2
H
4
.05, 3.86) to the carbonyl carbon (δ 165.9). The substitution
C
position of the methoxy group and the presence of a 1,4-dioxane
ring system were similar to those of 2 and were supported by
gHMBC correlations (Figure 2). On the basis of the above
evidence, the structure of macropteranthol was established as 1.
The applications of quantum chemical calculations to the
prediction of the optical rotations (ORs) of chiral organic
molecules have greatly facilitated the reliable determination of
15,16
their absolute configurations.
The methods have been
utilized successfully to assign the absolute configurations of
1
7−20
natural products.
A conformational search for the NMR-
established relative configuration (7S,8S,1′S,2′R,3′S,4′S,5′R)-
isomer led to the identification of 14 conformers within a relative
energy window of 1 kcal/mol. Geometry optimization followed
by OR calculations at D-sodium line radiation (wavelength of
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