Piperidine and bis-piperidine alkaloids from the peels of Areca catechu and their monoamine oxidases inhibitory activity

Phytochemistry. 2024 Dec 19:114373. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2024.114373. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

Eleven undescribed piperidine alkaloids, arecachines A‒J (1‒11), were isolated from the peels of Areca catechu. Compounds 8‒11 are featured as bis-piperidine alkaloids. Their structures were elucidated by analysis of UV, IR, HRESIMS, 1D and 2D NMR spectra. Compounds 1‒4, 6, and 8‒11 were evaluated for the monoamine oxidases (MAOs) inhibitory activity. Among them, compounds 3, 4, 6, and 10 showed MAOA inhibitory activity with IC50 values of 7.85‒55.96 μM, while compounds 1‒4, 8, 10, and 11 showed MAOB inhibitory activity with IC50 values of 11.92‒77.87 μM.

Keywords: Areca catechu L.; Arecaceae; monoamine oxidase inhibitory activity; piperidine alkaloids.