Hyperuralones A and B, new acylphloroglucinol derivatives with intricately caged cores from Hypericum uralum

Org Lett. 2014 Sep 19;16(18):4912-5. doi: 10.1021/ol502425f. Epub 2014 Sep 5.

Abstract

Hyperuralone A (1), a polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinol possessing an unprecedented tetracyclo-[5.3.1.1(4,9).0(4,11)]-dodecane core, was characterized from Hypericum uralum together with hyperuralone B (2), a congener with another complex caged skeleton. Their structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic analysis and ECD calculations. A plausible biosynthetic pathway of their intriguing architectures via intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions was also proposed. Compound 1 exhibited obviously cytotoxic activities against five human cancer cell lines in vitro (IC50 4.6-14.4 μM).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • HL-60 Cells
  • Humans
  • Hypericum / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Phloroglucinol / analogs & derivatives*
  • Phloroglucinol / chemistry
  • Phloroglucinol / isolation & purification
  • Phloroglucinol / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • hyperuralone A
  • hyperuralone B
  • Phloroglucinol