Przewalskin B, a novel diterpenoid with an unprecedented skeleton from Salvia przewalskii maxim

Org Lett. 2007 Jan 18;9(2):291-3. doi: 10.1021/ol062748d.

Abstract

Przewalskin B (1), a novel diterpenoid possessing a unique skeleton, was isolated from a Chinese medicinal plant Salvia przewalskii. Its structure and relative stereochemistry were elucidated by extensive NMR analysis and a single-crystal X-ray study. A possible biosynthetic pathway for 1 was proposed. Compound 1 exhibited modest anti-HIV-1 activity with EC50 = 30 microg/mL. [structure: see text].

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-HIV Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-HIV Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-HIV Agents / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Diterpenes / chemistry*
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • HIV-1 / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / standards
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Reference Standards
  • Salvia / chemistry*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • Diterpenes
  • Przewalskin B