Cameroonemide A: a new ceramide from Helichrysum cameroonense

J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2010 Jul;12(7):629-33. doi: 10.1080/10286020.2010.485933.

Abstract

From the extracts of all parts of the plant Helichrysum cameroonense, five compounds were isolated and identified. One of them, a ceramide, named cameroonemide A (1), is reported for the first time as a new natural product. Its structure was determined by comprehensive analyses of their 1D and 2D NMR and HR-EI-MS spectral data. The remaining four known compounds were identified by comparing their spectroscopic data with those reported in the literature as kaurenoic acid (2), 3-acetyloxykaurenoic acid (3), beta-sitosterol (4), and beta-sitosterol glucopyranoside (5). Preliminary studies showed that 3-acetyloxykaurenoic acid (3) inhibited the alga Chlorella fusca, while kaurenoic acid (2) showed strong antibacterial activity against Bacillus megaterium.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacillus megaterium / drug effects*
  • Cameroon
  • Ceramides / chemistry
  • Ceramides / isolation & purification*
  • Ceramides / pharmacology
  • Helichrysum / chemistry*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Ceramides
  • cameroonemide A