Antivascular and anti-parasite activities of natural and hemisynthetic flavonoids from New Caledonian Gardenia species (Rubiaceae)

Eur J Med Chem. 2015 Mar 26:93:93-100. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.01.012. Epub 2015 Jan 8.

Abstract

A series of 16 flavonoids were isolated and prepared from bud exudate of Gardenia urvillei and Gardenia oudiepe, endemic to New Caledonia. Most of them are rare polymethoxylated flavones. Some of these compounds showed noticeable activity against Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis, Plasmodium falciparum and Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, in addition to tubulin polymerization inhibition at low micromolar concentration. We also provide a full set of NMR data as some of the flavones were incompletely described.

Keywords: Antileishmanial; Antiplasmodial; Antivascular agents; Endothelial cells; Flavonoids; Trypanocidal.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / isolation & purification
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Antiparasitic Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antiparasitic Agents / chemistry
  • Antiparasitic Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antiparasitic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Drug Design
  • Flavonoids / chemical synthesis
  • Flavonoids / chemistry
  • Flavonoids / isolation & purification
  • Flavonoids / pharmacology*
  • Flowers / chemistry
  • Gardenia / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Leishmania / drug effects
  • Molecular Structure
  • New Caledonia
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Plasmodium falciparum / drug effects
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Trypanosoma brucei gambiense / drug effects

Substances

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Antiparasitic Agents
  • Flavonoids
  • Plant Extracts