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Planta Med 2013; 79(03/04): 288-294
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1328131
Natural Product Chemistry
Original Papers
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Isolation and Synthesis of Melodamide A, a New Anti-inflammatory Phenolic Amide from the Leaves of Melodorum fruticosum

Hsiu-Hui Chan   *
1   Department of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
,
Tsong-Long Hwang   *
2   Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
3   Chinese Herbal Medicine Research Team, Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
,
Tran Dinh Thang   *
4   Department of Chemistry, Vinh University, Vinh City, Nghean Province, Vietnam
,
Yann-Lii Leu
2   Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
3   Chinese Herbal Medicine Research Team, Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
,
Ping-Chung Kuo
5   Department of Biotechnology, National Formosa University, Yunlin, Taiwan
,
Bui Thi Minh Nguyet
4   Department of Chemistry, Vinh University, Vinh City, Nghean Province, Vietnam
,
Do Ngoc Dai
6   Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
,
Tian-Shung Wu
7   Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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received 26 June 2012
revised 22 November 2012

accepted 14 December 2012

Publication Date:
23 January 2013 (online)

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Abstract

Together with twelve known compounds (2–13), melodamide A (1), a new phenolic amide possessing p-quinol moiety, was purified and characterized from the methanolic extracts of the leaves of Melodorum fruticosum. The structure of melodamide A (1) was established with a combination of 2D NMR experiments, HR-ESI-MS and X-ray analyses. The other known compounds were identified by comparison of their spectroscopic and physical data with those reported in the literature. Moreover, some isolated compounds were examined for their inhibitory activity towards superoxide anion generation and elastase release in human neutrophils. Among the tested compounds, 1, 3, and 5 exhibited strong inhibition of superoxide anion generation with IC50 values ranging from 5.25 to 8.65 µM. Furthermore, synthesis and biological evaluation of melodamide A (1) and its analogs (14a–p) were described.

Key words

Melodorum fruticosum - Annonaceae - melodamide A - superoxide anion generation - elastase release - anti-inflammatory

* These authors provided equal contributions to this work.


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