Title
Indole alkaloids from Geissospermum reticulatum
Date Issued
25 May 2012
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Reina M.
López-Rodríguez M.
González-Coloma A.
Martínez-Díaz R.
Abstract
Ten indole alkaloids were isolated from Geissospermum reticulatum, seven (1-7) from the leaves and three (8-10) from the bark. Seven were aspidospermatan-type alkaloids (1-3, 5-9), including four (5-8) with a 1-oxa-3-cyclopentene group in their molecule, which we named geissospermidine subtype. Compounds 1-3, 5-8, and 10 had not been reported previously as natural products, while 4 and 9 were the known alkaloids O-demethylaspidospermine and flavopereirine. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic techniques including 1D and 2D NMR experiments (COSY, NOESY, HSQC, HMBC). Additionally, X-ray crystallographic analyses of 1, 2, and 6 were performed. Antiparasitic activities of the ethanolic and alkaloidal extracts and of the pure alkaloids were tested against Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania infantum. In general, the extracts exhibited selective action and were more active against Leishmania than against Trypanosoma. Alkaloid 4 was also very active against L. infantum. © 2012 The American Chemical Society and American Society of Pharmacognosy.
Start page
928
End page
934
Volume
75
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Farmacología, Farmacia
Química orgánica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84861560031
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Natural Products
ISSN of the container
01633864
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