Cimipronidine, a cyclic guanidine alkaloid from Cimicifuga racemosa

J Nat Prod. 2005 Aug;68(8):1266-70. doi: 10.1021/np050066d.

Abstract

A new cyclic guanidine alkaloid, cimipronidine (1), together with the known compound fukinolic acid (2), was isolated from the n-BuOH-soluble fraction of Cimicifuga racemosa roots that showed 5-HT7 receptor binding activity. Structure elucidation of 1, a minor constituent, presented unique challenges based on its polarity, but was accomplished with the use of a combination of one- and two-dimensional NMR as well as MS analyses. The relative configuration was established by analyzing the H,H-coupling constants and the results of the 2-D gradient NOESY spectrum. The previously reported serotonergic (5-HT7), highly polar, n-BuOH-soluble fraction was characterized by HPLC-ELSD and was shown to be a mixture containing the following compounds: cimicifugic acids A, B, and F, fukinolic acid, ferulic acid, isoferulic acid, and compound 1, potentially significant as a marker compound of C. racemosa.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification*
  • Alkaloids / pharmacology
  • Caffeic Acids
  • Cimicifuga / chemistry*
  • Guanidines / chemistry
  • Guanidines / isolation & purification*
  • Guanidines / pharmacology
  • Phenylacetates
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Pyrrolidines / chemistry
  • Pyrrolidines / isolation & purification*
  • Pyrrolidines / pharmacology
  • Receptors, Serotonin / drug effects*
  • Virginia

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Caffeic Acids
  • Guanidines
  • Phenylacetates
  • Pyrrolidines
  • Receptors, Serotonin
  • cimipronidine
  • serotonin 7 receptor
  • fukinolic acid