
pmid: 30953910
Five previously undescribed monoterpenoid indole alkaloids were isolated from the roots of Gelsemium elegans. Their structures with absolute configurations were elucidated by HRESIMS, X-ray diffraction, ECD spectra, and molecular modeling. 19,20-Epoxyhumantenine is a humantenine-type alkaloid with an epoxypropyl group at the C-20 position, (4R)-19-oxo-gelsevirine N4-oxide is a gelsemine-related alkaloid, and gelsedethenine is a gelsedine-type alkaloid with a butenyl group at the C-20 position. Moreover, 10,11-dimethoxy-N1-demethoxy-gelsemamide is an open-loop indole alkaloid and 11-demethoxy-gelsemazonamide is an aromatic azo-linked dimeric indole alkaloid. Among the five alkaloids, (4R)-19-oxo-gelsevirine N4-oxide and 10,11-dimethoxy-N1-demethoxy-gelsemamide exhibited significant inhibitory effects on nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-induced RAW 264.7 macrophage cells, with IC50 values of 6.18 ± 1.07 and 12.2 ± 1.02 μM, respectively.
Models, Molecular, Molecular Conformation, Biodiversity, Nitric Oxide, Gelsemium, Indole Alkaloids, Inhibitory Concentration 50, Mice, RAW 264.7 Cells, Animals, Taxonomy
Models, Molecular, Molecular Conformation, Biodiversity, Nitric Oxide, Gelsemium, Indole Alkaloids, Inhibitory Concentration 50, Mice, RAW 264.7 Cells, Animals, Taxonomy
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