Anti-hepatitis C virus dinorditerpenes from the roots of Flueggea virosa

J Nat Prod. 2014 Jan 24;77(1):22-8. doi: 10.1021/np400528h. Epub 2014 Jan 8.

Abstract

Along with four known terpenoids (1-4), eight new dinorditerpenes (5-12) were isolated and identified from the roots of Flueggea virosa. The absolute configurations of 4-6 were determined by the Mosher's method, and that of 5 was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Using the hepatitis C virus cell culture infection system, compounds 1, 3, 11, and 12 exhibited significant anti-HCV activity with EC50 values of 5.6, 5.0, 7.5, and 6.6 μM, respectively. Compounds 11 and 12 were nontoxic toward the tested Huh7.5 cell lines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents / chemistry
  • Antiviral Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Euphorbiaceae / chemistry*
  • Hepacivirus / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Taiwan
  • Terpenes / chemistry
  • Terpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Terpenes / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Diterpenes
  • Terpenes