Mahimbrine A, a Novel Isoquinoline Alkaloid Bearing a Benzotropolone Moiety from Mahonia imbricata

Molecules. 2018 Jun 26;23(7):1539. doi: 10.3390/molecules23071539.

Abstract

A novel isoquinoline alkaloid, mahimbrine A, possessing a rare benzotropolone framing scaffold, was isolated from the endemic plant of Mahonia imbricata. Its structure was established on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis. A plausible biosynthetic route of mahimbrine A was proposed. Mahimbrine A showed no antimicrobial activity at the concentration of 1 mg/mL.

Keywords: Berberidaceae; Mahonia imbricata; isoquinoline alkaloid; mahimbrine A.

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemical synthesis
  • Alkaloids / chemistry*
  • Alkaloids / pharmacology
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology
  • Biflavonoids / chemistry*
  • Carbon-13 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Catechin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Catechin / chemistry
  • Isoquinolines / chemical synthesis
  • Isoquinolines / chemistry*
  • Isoquinolines / pharmacology
  • Mahonia / chemistry*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Biflavonoids
  • Isoquinolines
  • benzotropolone
  • mahimbrine A
  • Catechin
  • isoquinoline