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Article

Sterepinic Acids A–C, New Carboxylic Acids Produced by a Marine Alga-Derived Fungus

Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 4-20-1, Nasahara, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-1094, Japan
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Molecules 2018, 23(6), 1336; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23061336
Submission received: 15 May 2018 / Revised: 29 May 2018 / Accepted: 30 May 2018 / Published: 1 June 2018
(This article belongs to the Collection Bioactive Compounds)

Abstract

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Sterepinic acids A–C (13), new carboxylic acids with two primary alcohols, have been isolated from a fungal strain of Stereum sp. OUPS-124D-1 attached to the marine alga Undaria pinnatifida. Dihydro-1,5-secovibralactone (4), a new vibralactone derivative, was isolated from the same fungal metabolites together with known vibralactone A (5), and 1,5-secovibralactone (6). The planar structures of these compounds have been elucidated by spectroscopic analyses using IR, HRFABMS, and NMR spectra. To determine the absolute configuration of the compounds, we used the phenylglycine methyl ester (PGME) method. These compounds exhibited less activity in the cytotoxicity assay against cancer cell lines.

1. Introduction

Our ongoing search for seeds of antitumor chemotherapy agents from marine microorganisms has led to the isolation of several antitumor and/or cytotoxic compounds [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]. In particular, we focused on the bioactive compounds with small molecular weight due to their advantages, such as easy synthesis and modification for increasing the activity. In addition, the synthesis of small bioactive compounds establishes a hypothetical biosynthesis mechanism of larger bioactive compounds. In this study, we isolated four new carboxylic acids with two primary alcohols, designated as sterepinic acids A–C (13) and dihydro-1,5-secovibralactone (4), together with the known vibralactone A (5) and 1,5-secovibralactone (6), from a strain of Stereum sp. OUPS-124D-1 derived from the marine alga Undaria pinnatifida. 5 was reported by Liu et al. [9], and many studies then followed this work, isolating the derivatives of 5 including 6 [10,11,12,13,14,15]. We report the determination of the absolute configurations of 14 by applying the phenylglycine methyl ester (PGME) method [16]. In addition, we report on the investigation of the cytotoxicity of these compounds against several cancer cell lines.

2. Results

Stereum sp., a microorganism from U. pinnatifida, was cultured at 27 °C for 5 weeks in a medium (50 L) containing 1% glucose, 1% malt extract, and 0.05% peptone in artificial seawater adjusted to pH 7.6. After the incubation, the culture was filtrated through DIAION HP-20, and its MeOH elution was purified employing a stepwise combination of silica gel column chromatography and reverse phase HPLC to afford sterepinic acids, A (1) (64.8 mg); B (2) (13.3 mg); C (3) (16.8 mg); and dihydro-1,5-secovibralactone (4) (12.4 mg), as a pale yellow oil, respectively (Figure 1).
The molecular formula of sterepinic acid A (1) has been determined as C12H20O4 from its molecular weight of 229.1443 [M + H]+ in HRFABMS. Its IR spectrum exhibited bands at 3330 and 1710 cm−1, that are characteristics of hydroxy and carbonyl groups, respectively. An analysis of the 1H and 13C NMR spectra of 1 (Table 1 and Table S1), using DEPT and 1H–13C heteronuclear multiple quantum coherence spectroscopy (HMQC), showed the presence of two olefin methyls (C-11 and C-12); four sp3-hybridized methylenes (C-5, C-6, C-7, and C-8), including two oxygen-bearing sp3-methylenes (C-6 and C-7); one sp3-methine (C-2); two sp2-methines (C-3 and C-9); two quaternary sp2-carbons (C-4 and C-10); and one carbonyl group (C-1). In the 1H–1H correlation spectroscopy (COSY) analysis, correlations were observed between H-5 and H-6; H-2 and H-3; and H-2 and H-8, as shown by the bold lines in Figure 2. In the HMBC spectrum (Figure 2), the correlations from H-11 and H-12 to C-9 and C-10; from H-2 to C-1 and C-4; from H-3 to C-1, C-5, and C-7; from H-5 to C-3; from H-6 to C-4; from H-7 to C-3, C-4, and C-5; from H-8 to C-1 and C-10; from H-6 to C-4; and from H-7 to C-4, and C-5 elucidated the planar structure of 1 as 6-hydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl) hex-3-enoic acid. The elucidation of the absolute stereostructure of 1 is described below, together with those of 24.
Sterepinic acids, B (2) and C (3), were assigned the molecular formula of C24H38O7, with both compounds showing molecular weight almost twice as large as that of 1. While the general features of NMR spectra (Table 1, Tables S2 and S3) closely resembled those of 1, the 1H and 13C signals of 2 and 3 were observed in pairs or with the overlapping of two signals for each functional group (vide info.), except for the proton signal of the oxygen-bearing methylenes (C-7 (δH 4.48 d, and δH 4.62 d) in 2) and C-6 (δH 4.20 m) in 3). This phenomenon suggested that 2 and 3 were the dimers of 1. As expected, for the HMBC spectrum of 2 (Table S2), the correlations shown in Figure 3A were used to construct two carboxylic acids, both of which are identical to the planar structure of 1. In addition, the correlation from H-7 in one carboxylic acid to C-1′ in another carboxylic acid revealed that the two carboxylic acids were condensed to a dimer esterified between C-7 and C-1′ (Figure 3A and Table S2). By contrast, the HMBC correlation from H-6 to C-1′observed in 3 demonstrated that the chemical structure of 3 was similar to that of the dimer esterified between C-6 and C-1′ (Figure 3B and Table S3).
Dihydro-1,5-secovibralactone (4) exhibited the molecular formula C12H20O4, containing two fewer hydrogen atoms, and one less oxygen atom than 1. Compared with the NMR spectra of 4 (Table 2 and Table S4), those of 1 showed large differences in the proton signals of H-1 (δH 3.68 m) and H-5 (δH 4.68 ddd and 4.33 ddd), corresponding to H-2 and H-6 in 1, respectively, and the carbon signals of C-1 (δH 40.2), C-2 (δH 121.2), and C-7 (δH 174.3), corresponding to C-2, C-3, and C-1, respectively, in 1. The numbering of the carbon positions followed the numbering mentioned in a previous report [6]. 4 was observed to be the monomer with the same carboxylic acid unit as 1. In addition, HMBC correlations from H-5 to C-7 (Table S4 and Figure 4) elucidated the planar structure of 4 as a dihydro-isomer of 1,5-secovibralactone (6) [10].
For the determination of the absolute stereostructures of metabolites isolated in this study, we first examined the absolute configuration of 1, which is the common unit in all compounds of this study. 1 showed the presence of a secondary carboxy group at C-2, and we therefore used the PGME method [16]. The 1H chemical-shift differences between the (S)- and (R)-PGME amides 1a and 1b revealed the S configuration at C-2 (Figure 5).
Next, for the elucidation of the stereochemistry of 24, we attempted to perform hydrolysis to derive 1 from 24; however, due to the small volume of reaction, the carboxylic acid was not produced. We therefore tried methanolysis to facilitate the purification of the product resulting from the reaction. The treatment with concd H2SO4 of MeOH solution of 2 only gave a methyl carboxylate, the spectral data (1H NMR spectrum and the optical rotation) for which were identical to those of the methyl ester of 1; i.e., 2 is found to be in the 2S, 2′S absolute configuration. The same procedure applied to 3 and 4 revealed the S configuration at C-2 and C-2′ in 3, and the S configuration at C-2 in 4, respectively. This evidence confirmed that 24 were composed of 1. A lone pair on the alcohol oxygen atom attacks a carboxy carbon atom by an intra- or intermolecular nucleophilic reaction, as shown by the arrows coded using three different colors (Scheme 1). The routes shown in red and blue, which are the dimerization routes, produce 2 and 3, respectively. On the other hand, the route shown in black leads to 4 followed by a dehydrogenation to 6. Meanwhile, Zhao et al., performed an in vitro enzymatic conversion, and verified biochemically the enzymatic production of 5 from 6 by the analyses of LC/MS/MS [17].
Cancer cell growth-inhibitory properties of sterepinic acids A–C (13) and dihydro-1,5-secovibralactone (4) were examined using murine P388 leukemia, human HL-60 leukemia, and murine L1210 leukemia cell lines; however, these metabolites did not exhibit significant activity against these cancer cells (Table 3). We therefore continue to investigate related compounds with more potent cytotoxicity from this fungal metabolite and examine another assay.

3. Materials and Methods

3.1. General Experimental Procedures

NMR spectra were recorded on an Agilent-NMR-vnmrs (Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA) 600 MHz and 400 MHz with tetramethylsilane (TMS) as an internal reference. FABMS was recorded using a JEOL JMS-7000 mass spectrometer (JEOL, Tokyo, Japan). IR spectra was recorded on a JASCO FT/IR-680 Plus (Tokyo, Japan). Optical rotations were measured using a JASCO DIP-1000 digital polarimeter (Tokyo, Japan). DIAION HP20 (Mitsubishi Chemical, Tokyo, Japan), and Silica gel 60 (230–400 mesh, Nacalai Tesque, Inc. Kyoto, Japan) was used for column chromatography with medium pressure. ODS HPLC was run on a JASCO PU-1586 (Tokyo, Japan) equipped with a differential refractometer (RI-1531, Tokyo, Japan) and Cosmosil Packed Column 5C18-MSII (25 cm × 20 mm i.d., Nacalai Tesque, Inc., Kyoto, Japan). Analytical TLC was performed on precoated Merck aluminum sheets (DC-Alufolien Kieselgel 60 F254, 0.2 mm, Merck, Darmstadt, Germany) with the solvent system CH2Cl2–MeOH (19:1), and compounds were viewed under a UV lamp (AS ONE Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan) and sprayed with 10% H2SO4 followed by heating.

3.2. Fungal Material

A strain of Stereum sp. was initially isolated from a piece of the marine alga Undaria pinnatifida collected at collected in Osaka bay, Japan in May 2015. The fungal strain was identified by Techno Suruga Laboratory Co., Ltd. The surface of the marine alga was wiped with EtOH, and its snip applied to the surface of nutrient agar layered in a Petri dish. Serial transfers of one of the resulting colonies provided a pure strain of Stereum sp.

3.3. Culturing and Isolation of Metabolites

The fungal strain was cultured at 27 °C for 4 weeks in a liquid medium (50 L) containing 1% malt extract, 0.05% peptone, and 1% d-glucose in artificial seawater adjusted to pH 7.5. The culture was filtered under suction, and the culture filtrate was passed through to DIAION HP20, and washed with water to remove water-soluble component. The fraction eluted with MeOH were evaporated in vacuo to afford a mixture of crude metabolites (10.2 g) that exhibited cytotoxicity against the P388 cell line (IC50 < 10 µg/mL). The mixture was chromatographed on a silica gel column with a CH2Cl2–MeOH gradient as the eluent to afford Fraction (Fr.) 1 (2% MeOH in CHCl3 eluate, 270.5 mg) and Fr. 2 (10% MeOH in CHCl3 eluate, 840.3 g). Fr. 1 was purified by ODS HPLC using MeOH–H2O (50:50) as the eluent to afford 4 (12.4 mg). Fr. 2 was purified by HPLC using MeOH–H2O (60:40) as the eluent to afford 2 (13.3 mg), 3 (16.8 mg), and Fr. 3 (102.3 mg). Fr. 3 was purified by ODS HPLC using MeOH–H2O (40:60) as the eluent to afford 1 (64.8 mg).
Sterepinic acids A (1): Pale yellow oil; [α]D22 +58.0 (c 0.34, MeCN); IR (neat) νmax / cm−1: 3330, 1710. FABMS m/z (%): 229 ([M + H]+, 71.4%), 211 (87.4%), 143 (34.2%), 69 (100%). HRFABMS m/z 229.1443 [M + Na]+ (calcd for C12H21O4: 229.1440). 1H and 13C NMR data are listed in Table 1 and Table S1 (SI).
Sterepinic acids B (2): Pale yellow oil; [α]D22 +141.7 (c 0.27, MeCN); IR (neat) νmax / cm−1: 3362, 1730. FABMS m/z (%): 439 ([M + H]+, 40.9%), 211 (93.5%), 69 (100%). HRFABMS m/z 439.2694 [M + H]+ (calcd for C24H39O7: 439.2695). 1H and 13C NMR data are listed in Table 1 and Table S2 (SI).
Sterepinic acids C (3): Pale yellow oil; [α]D22 +53.5 (c 0.16, MeCN); IR (neat) νmax / cm−1: 3383, 1710. FABMS m/z (%): 439 ([M + H]+, 15.9%), 211 (54.0%), 69 (96.1%). HRFABMS m/z 439.2694 [M + H]+ (calcd for C24H39O7: 439.2695). 1H and 13C NMR data are listed in Table 1 and Table S3 (SI).
Dihydro-1,5-secovibralactone (4): Pale yellow oil; [α]D22 +7.9 (c 0.32, MeCN); IR (neat) νmax / cm−1: 3396, 1736. FABMS m/z (%): 211 ([M + H]+, 100%) 142 (37.7%), 69 (54.1%. HRFABMS m/z 211.1342 [M + H]+ (calcd for C12H19O3: 211.1334). 1H and 13C NMR data are listed in Table 1 and Table S3 (SI).

3.4. Chemical Transformation

3.4.1. Formation of the (S)- and (R)-PGME Amides

To a solution of 1 (5.8 mg, 0.025 mmol) and (S)-PGME (0.054 mmol) in dry DMF (1 mL) was added to EDC-HCl (0.050 mmol), HOBt (0.050 mmol), and DMAP (catalysis volume). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature 2 hours. Water (1.0 mL) was added to the reaction mixture, and then extracted using CH2Cl2. The organic layer was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by HPLC using MeOH–H2O (50:50) as the eluent to afford (S)-PGME amide 1a (0.9 mg, 0.0024 mmol) as a pale yellow oil.
1 (6.7 mg, 0.030 mmol) and (R)-PGME (0.052 mmol) were treated with the same procedure to afford (R)-PGME amide 2a (3.1 mg, 0.0083 mmol) as a pale yellow oil.
PGME amide 1a: Pale yellow oil; HRFABMS m/z 376.2126 [M + H]+ (calcd for C21H30NO5: 376.2124). 1H NMR δ ppm (400 MHz in CDCl3): 1.61 (3H, s, H-11), 2.16 (1H, ddd, J 17.2, 7.6, 7.6 Hz, H-8A), 2.25 (1H, ddd, J 14.8, 6.0, 6.0 Hz, H-5A), 2.47 (1H, ddd, J 17.2, 7.6, 7.6 Hz, H-8B), 2.60 (1H, ddd, J 14.8, 7.6, 7.6 Hz, H-5B), 3.22 (1H, ddd, J 10.4, 7.6, 7.6 Hz, H-2), 3.68 (3H, s, OCH3), 3.79 (2H, m, H-6), 4.07 (1H, d, J 17.6 Hz, H-7A), 4.11 (1H, d, J 17.6 Hz, H-7B), 4.99 (1H, dd, J 7.6, 7.6 Hz, H-9), 5.54, (1H, d, J 8.0 Hz, Gly-CH), 5.60 (1H, d, J 10.4 Hz, H-3), 7.24-7.34 (5H, m, Ar.H).
PGME amide 1b: Pale yellow oil; HRFABMS m/z 376.2126 [M + H]+ (calcd for C21H30NO5: 376.2124). 1H NMR δ ppm (400 MHz in CDCl3): 1.58 (3H, s, H-12), 1.64 (3H, s, H-11), 2.21 (1H, ddd, J 17.2, 7.6, 7.6 Hz, H-8A), 2.30 (1H, ddd, J 10.8, 5.6, 4.0 Hz, H-5A), 2.51 (1H, ddd, J 17.2, 7.6, 7.6 Hz, H-8B), 2.57 (1H, ddd, J 10.8, 8.0, 4.0 Hz, H-5B), 3.27 (1H, ddd, J 9.6, 7.6, 7.6 Hz, H-2), 3.69 (3H, s, OCH3), 3.77 (2H, m, H-6), 4.05 (1H, m, H-7A), 4.09 (1H, m, H-7B), 5.03 (1H, dd, J 7.6, 7.6 Hz, H-9), 5.54, (1H, d, J 8.0 Hz, Gly-CH), 5.52 (1H, d, J 9.6 Hz, H-3), 7.21–7.35 (5H, m, Ar.H).

3.4.2. Formation of Methyl Ester of 1

1 (8.8 mg) was added trimethylsilyldiazomethane (10% in hexane) 2mL, and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by HPLC using MeOH–H2O (60:40) as the eluent to afford methyl ester (6.5 mg) as a pale yellow oil.
Methyl ester of 1: Pale yellow oil; [α]D22 −7.9 (c 0.25, MeCN); HRFABMS m/z 243.1597 [M + H]+ (calcd for C13H23O4: 243.1597). 1H NMR δ ppm (600 MHz in CDCl3): 1.61 (3H, s, H-12), 1.68 (3H, s, H-11), 2.19 (1H, ddd, J 14.4, 7.2, 7.2 Hz, H-8A), 2.42 (1H, m, H-5A), 2.45 (1H, m, H-8B), 2.47 (1H, m, H-5B), 3.32 (1H, ddd, J 9.6, 7.8, 7.8 Hz, H-2), 3.64 (3H, s, OCH3), 3.73 (2H, m, H-6), 4.08 (1H, d, J 17.6 Hz, H-7A), 4.10 (1H, d, J 17.6 Hz, H-7B), 5.04 (1H, dd, J 7.2, 7.2 Hz, H-9), 5.56, (1H, d, J 10.2 Hz, H-3).

3.4.3. Methanolysis of 24

To a solution of 2 (3.2 mg) in MeOH (0,5 mg) was added concd H2SO4 (0.01 mL), and the reaction mixture was left at room temperature for 1 hr. The mixture was diluted with water, and extracted with CH2Cl2, and the extract was evaporated under reduced pressure, and then the residue was purified by HPLC using MeOH–H2O (60:40) as the eluent to afford methyl ester (0.8 mg) as a pale yellow oil.
Using the same procedure as above with 2, a solution of 3 (3.3 mg) in MeOH (0.5 mL) was treated with concd H2SO4 (0.01 mL), and purified by HPLC using MeOH–H2O (60:40) as the eluent to afford methyl ester (0.8 mg).
Using the same procedure as above with 2, a solution of 4 (2.4 mg) in MeOH (0.5 mL) was treated with concd H2SO4 (0.01 mL), and purified by HPLC using MeOH–H2O (60:40) as the eluent to afford methyl ester (0.7 mg).

4. Conclusions

In this study, new carboxylic acids designated as sterepinic acids A–C (13) and dihydro-1,5-secovibralactone (4), have been isolated from a strain of Stereum sp. derived from marine sponge. Their absolute configurations were established by the application of the PGME method to 1 and the chemical transformation of 24.
In the screening for the search of the seeds of antitumor agents, these compounds did not exhibit significant cytotoxic activity against three cancer cell lines.

Supplementary Materials

The following are available online, Table S1: Spectral data including 2D NMR data for 1, Table S2: Spectral data including 2D NMR data for 2, Table S3: Spectral data including 2D NMR data for 3, Table S4: Spectral data including 2D NMR data for 4, Figure S1: 1H NMR spectra of 1 in CDCl3, Figure S2: 13C NMR spectra of 1 in CDCl3, Figure S3: 1H-1H COSY of 1, Figure S4: NOESY of 1, Figure S5: HMQC of 1, Figure S6: HMBC of 1, Figure S7: 1H NMR spectrum of 2 in CDCl3, Figure S8: 13C NMR spectrum of 2 in CDCl3, Figure S9: 1H-1H COSY of 2, Figure S10: NOESY of 2, Figure S11: HMQC of 2, Figure S12: HMBC of 2, Figure S13: 1H NMR spectrum of 3 in CDCl3, Figure S14: 13C NMR spectrum of 3 in CDCl3, Figure S15: 1H-1H COSY of 3, Figure S16: NOESY of 3, Figure S17: HMQC of 3, Figure S18: HMBC of 3, Figure S19: 1H NMR spectrum of 4 in CDCl3, Figure S20: 13C NMR spectrum of 4 in CDCl3, Figure S21: 1H-1H COSY of 4, Figure S22: NOESY of 4, Figure S25: HMQC of 4, Figure S24: HMBC of 4, Figure S25: 1H NMR spectra of 1a in CDCl3, Figure S26: 1H NMR spectra of 1b in CDCl3, Figure S27: 1H NMR spectra of methyl ester of 1 in CDCl3.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: T.Y., M.M., M.S., M.H., T.K.; Performed the experiments: T.Y., M.M., M.S., M.H.; Analyzed the data: T.Y.; Wrote the paper: T.Y.

Funding

This research received no external funding.

Acknowledgments

We thank Y. Endo (Kanazawa University) for supply of the cancer cells. We are grateful to M. Fujitake and K. Minoura of this university for MS and NMR measurements, respectively.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Sample Availability: Samples of the compounds are available from the authors.
Figure 1. Structures of sterepinic acids A–C (13), dihydro-1,5-secovibralactone (4), and known compounds 5 and 6.
Figure 1. Structures of sterepinic acids A–C (13), dihydro-1,5-secovibralactone (4), and known compounds 5 and 6.
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Figure 2. Selected 1H–1H COSY and HMBC correlations of 1.
Figure 2. Selected 1H–1H COSY and HMBC correlations of 1.
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Figure 3. Selected 1H–1H COSY and HMBC correlations of 2 (A) and 3 (B).
Figure 3. Selected 1H–1H COSY and HMBC correlations of 2 (A) and 3 (B).
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Figure 4. Selected 1H–1H COSY and HMBC correlations of 4.
Figure 4. Selected 1H–1H COSY and HMBC correlations of 4.
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Figure 5. 1H chemical-shift differences (Δδ ppm) between the (S)- and (R)- PGME amides 1a and 1b.
Figure 5. 1H chemical-shift differences (Δδ ppm) between the (S)- and (R)- PGME amides 1a and 1b.
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Scheme 1. Plausible mechanism for the formation of 26 from 1.
Scheme 1. Plausible mechanism for the formation of 26 from 1.
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Table 1. 1H and 13C NMR spectral data for metabolites (13) in CDCl3.
Table 1. 1H and 13C NMR spectral data for metabolites (13) in CDCl3.
Position123
δHaδCδHaδCδHaδC
1 177.5(s) 173.5(s) 174.3(s)
23.27m44.9(d)3.28m45.4(d)3.28m44.9(d)
35.50d (10.2)127.0(d)5.49d (10.8)129.3(d)5.55d (9.6)129.3(d)
4 138.7(s) 133.9(s) 137.9(s)
5A2.25m31.9(t)2.18m32.3(t)2.30ddd (14.4, 5.4, 5.4)27.7(t)
5B2.49m 2.54m 2.54ddd (14.4, 5.4, 5.4)
6A3.68br s61.0(t)3.65br s61.4(t)4.20m63.5(t)
6B 66.8(t)3.72br s
7A4.03br s 4.05d (13.2)67.9(t)4.07m66.5(t)
7B d (13.2)
8A2.20m30.9(t)2.20m30.8 b5(t)2.20m31.4(t)
8B2.44m 2.46m 2.44m
95.04dd120.2(d)5.03m120.2 b6(d)5.02 b1dd (7.2, 7.2)120.2 b2(d)
10 134.1(s) 134.2 b7(s) 134.3(s)
111.67s25.7(q)1.67s25.7(q)1.67s25.7(q)
121.60s17.8(q)1.60s17.8(q)1.59 b3s17.8 b4(q)
1′ 173.5(s) 174.3(s)
2′ 3.28m45.4(d)3.28m44.9(d)
3′ 5.52d (10.8)127.2(d)5.51d (9.6)127.2(d)
4′ 139.6(s) 138.7(s)
5′A 2.29m32.3(t)2.25m32.2(t)
5′B 2.54m 2.51m
6′A 3.72br s60.5(t)3.65br s61.1(t)
6′B 3.71br s
7′ 4.05br s67.5(t)4.02m67.4(t)
8′A 2.20m30.6 b5(t)2.20m31.4(t)
8′B 2.46m 2.44m
9′ 5.03m120.3 b6(d)5.06 b1dd (7.2, 7.2)120.3 b2(d)
10′ 134.3 b7(s) 134.3(s)
11′ 1.67s25.7(q)1.67s25.7(q)
12′ 1.60s17.8(q)1.61 b3s17.9 b4(q)
a1H chemical shift values (δ ppm from SiMe4) followed by multiplicity. b1–b7 interchangeable.
Table 2. 1H and 13C NMR spectral data for metabolites 4 in CDCl3.
Table 2. 1H and 13C NMR spectral data for metabolites 4 in CDCl3.
Position4
δHaδC
13.68m40.2(d)
25.36br s121.2(d)
3 139.2(s)
4A2.45br d (19.2)30.3(t)
4B2.59m
4.68ddd (12.6, 12.6, 1.8)64.4(t)
4.33ddd (12.6, 4.8, 2.4)
6
7 174.3(s)
8A2.33ddd (14.4, 6.6, 6.6)30.1(t)
8B2.52ddd (14.4, 6.6, 6.6)
95.14dd (6.6, 6.6)120.9(d)
10 134.6(s)
111.72s25.8(q)
121.67s18.0(q)
13A3.99d (13.8)67.4(t)
13B4.01d (13.8)
a As in Table 1.
Table 3. Cytotoxicity assay against P388, HL-60, and L1210.
Table 3. Cytotoxicity assay against P388, HL-60, and L1210.
CompoundsCell Line P388Cell Line HL-60Cell Line L1210
IC50 (μM) aIC50 (μM) aIC50 (μM) a
1>500>500>500
2>500236.7>500
3>50060.2480.9
4>500189.5>500
5-fluorouracil b64.94.5
a DMSO was used as vehicle. b Positive control.

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