Sesquiterpenoids from Incarvillea arguta: absolute configuration and biological evaluation

J Nat Prod. 2012 Jun 22;75(6):1025-9. doi: 10.1021/np200912p. Epub 2012 May 23.

Abstract

Diincarvilones A-D (1-4), incarvilone A (5), and a known compound, argutosine B (6), were isolated from Incarvillea arguta. The structures, including the absolute configurations of the new compounds, were determined by NMR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, CD spectroscopy, and a variety of computational methods. The biological properties of these substances, including effects on intracellular Ca(2+) influx, nitric oxide (NO) production, and human cancer cells, were evaluated. The results showed that at the concentration of 10 μM (in HBSS buffer) diincarvilones A and B cause a persistent increase in cytoplasmic calcium levels in A549 cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bignoniaceae / chemistry*
  • Calcium / analysis
  • Calcium / metabolism
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • diincarvilone A
  • diincarvilone B
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Calcium