Quassinoids with Inhibitory Activities against Plant Fungal Pathogens from Picrasma javanica

J Nat Prod. 2021 Aug 27;84(8):2111-2120. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00096. Epub 2021 Jul 1.

Abstract

A bioactivity-guided study on the leaves of Picrasma javanica led to the isolation of 19 quassinoids, including 13 new compounds. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by a combination of spectroscopic data analysis, X-ray crystallography studies, and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) data interpretation. Compounds 1-7 are rare examples of quassinoids with a keto carbonyl group at C-12. The biological activities of 11 of the more abundant isolates were evaluated against five phytopathogenic fungi in vitro, and several of them including 6 and 15 showed moderate inhibitory effects that were comparative to those of the positive control, carbendazim. In addition, the preliminary structure-activity relationships (SARs) of these quassinoids were also investigated.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • China
  • Fungi / drug effects*
  • Fungi / pathogenicity
  • Fungicides, Industrial / chemistry
  • Fungicides, Industrial / pharmacology*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phytochemicals / chemistry
  • Phytochemicals / pharmacology
  • Picrasma / chemistry*
  • Picrasma / microbiology
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Quassins / chemistry
  • Quassins / pharmacology*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Fungicides, Industrial
  • Phytochemicals
  • Plant Extracts
  • Quassins