Antimalarial and Antiproliferative Cassane Diterpenes of Caesalpinia sappan

J Nat Prod. 2015 Oct 23;78(10):2364-71. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b00317. Epub 2015 Sep 23.

Abstract

Bioassay-guided fractionation of a methanol extract of the seeds of Caesalpinia sappan led to the isolation of 12 new cassane-type diterpenes, caesalsappanins A-L (1-12). Their structures were elucidated on the basis of NMR and HRESIMS analysis, and the absolute configuration of compound 1 was determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. All isolated compounds were tested against a chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum strain for antiplasmodial activities and against a small panel of human cancer cell lines for antiproliferative activities. Compounds 7 and 8 displayed antimalarial activity against the chloroquine-resistant K1 strain of P. falciparum with IC50 values of 0.78 and 0.52 μM and selectivity indices of 17.6 and 16.4, respectively. Compound 10 showed antiproliferative activity against the KB cancer cell line with an IC50 value of 7.4 μM.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antimalarials / chemistry
  • Antimalarials / isolation & purification*
  • Antimalarials / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology*
  • Caesalpinia / chemistry*
  • Chloroquine / pharmacology
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Female
  • HT29 Cells
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • KB Cells
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plasmodium falciparum / drug effects
  • Seeds / chemistry

Substances

  • Antimalarials
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Diterpenes
  • Chloroquine