Pyridine alkaloids from Senna multijuga as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors

J Nat Prod. 2012 Mar 23;75(3):408-13. doi: 10.1021/np200814j. Epub 2012 Feb 3.

Abstract

As part of an ongoing research project on Senna and Cassia species, five new pyridine alkaloids, namely, 12'-hydroxy-7'-multijuguinol (1), 12'-hydroxy-8'-multijuguinol (2), methyl multijuguinate (3), 7'-multijuguinol (4), and 8'-multijuguinol (5), were isolated from the leaves of Senna multijuga (syn. Cassiamultijuga). Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data analysis. Mass spectrometry was used for confirmation of the positions of the hydroxy groups in the side-chains of 1, 2, 4, and 5. All compounds exhibited weak in vitro acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity as compared with the standard compound physostigmine.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification*
  • Alkaloids / pharmacology*
  • Brazil
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Physostigmine / pharmacology
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Pyridines / chemistry
  • Pyridines / isolation & purification*
  • Pyridines / pharmacology*
  • Senna Plant / chemistry*

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors
  • Pyridines
  • Physostigmine