title: Bioactive coumarin derivatives from the fern Cyclosorus interruptus.
abstract: Three new coumarin derivatives, compounds 1-3, three new furanocoumarins, compounds 4-6, and a novel dioxocane derivative, compound 7, were isolated from the fern Cyclosorus interruptus (Willd.) H. Itô. Based on spectrometric and spectroscopic analysis (FAB or El mass spectrometry as well as 1D and 2D NMR experiments) their structures were characterised as 5,7-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4-phenyl-8-(3-phenylpropionyl)-1-benzopyran-2-one (1), 5,7-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4-phenyl-8-(3-phenyl-trans-acryloyl)-1- benzopyran-2-one (2), 5,7-dihydroxy-8-(2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropionyl)-6-methyl-4-phenyl-1- benzopyran-2-one (3), 8-benzyl-5,8-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4-phenylfuro[2,3-h]-1-benzopyran-2,9- dione (4), 8-benzyl-5,8 beta,9 beta-trihydroxy-6-methyl-4-phenyl-8,9-dihydro- furo[2,3-h]-1-benzopyran-2-one (5), 8-benzyl-5,8 beta,9 alpha-trihydroxy-6-methyl-4-phenyl-8,9-dihydro- furo[2,3-h]-1-benzopyran-2-one (6) and 5,11-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4-phenyl-11-(1-phenylmethyl)-7,10-dioxocane [5,6-h]-1-benzopyran-2,12-dione (7). For these compounds we propose the trivial names interruptins A-F. Compounds 1, 5/6 and 7 showed antibacterial activity while compounds 1 and 2 were cytotoxic to a KB cell line.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied BioSciences, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Quadri-Spinelli
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heilmann
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rali
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sticher
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D003374:Coumarins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D003374:Coumarins; D010936:Plant Extracts; C030123:coumarin