Antimalarial agents from plants. III. Trichothecenes from Ficus fistulosa and Rhaphidophora decursiva

  • Hongjie ZHANG
  • , Pamela A. Tamez
  • , Zeynep Aydogmus
  • , Ghee Teng Tan
  • , Yoko Saikawa
  • , Kimiko Hashimoto
  • , Masaya Nakata
  • , Nguyen Van Hung
  • , Le Thi Xuan
  • , Nguyen Manh Cuong
  • , D. Doel Soejarto
  • , John M. Pezzuto
  • , Harry H.S. Fong*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Bioassay-directed fractionation of an extract prepared from the dried leaves and stem barks of Ficus fistulosa Reinw. ex Blume (Moraceae) led to the isolation of verrucarin L acetate (1), together with 3α-hydroxyisohop-22(29)-en-24-oic acid, 3β-gluco-sitosterol, 3,4-dihydro-6,7-dimethoxyisocarbostyril, 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl alcohol, α-methyl-3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl alcohol, indole-3-carboxaldehyde, palmanine, and aurantiamide acetate. Roridin E (2) was identified in a subfraction from the dried leaves and stems of Rhaphidophora decursiva Schott (Araceae). Verrucarin L acetate and roridin E were characterized as macrocyclic trichothecene sesquiterpenoids and found to inhibit the growth of Plasmodium falciparum with IC50 values below 1 ng/ml.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1088-1091
Number of pages4
JournalPlanta Medica
Volume68
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2002

User-Defined Keywords

  • Antimalarial activity
  • Araceae
  • Bioassay-directed fractionation
  • Ficus fistulosa
  • Moraceae
  • Rhaphidophora decursiva
  • Roridin E
  • Trichothecene sesquiterpenoids
  • Verrucarin L acetate

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