title: Anti-AIDS agents. 48.(1) Anti-HIV activity of moronic acid derivatives and the new melliferone-related triterpenoid isolated from Brazilian propolis.
abstract: A new triterpenoid named melliferone (1), three known triterpenoids, moronic acid (2), anwuweizonic acid (3), and betulonic acid (4), and four known aromatic compounds (5-8) were isolated from Brazilian propolis and tested for anti-HIV activity in H9 lymphocytes. Moronic acid (2) showed significant anti-HIV activity (EC(50) <0.1 microg/mL, TI >186) and was modified to develop more potent anti-AIDS agents.
authors.affiliation: Natural Products Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, NC 27599, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikegaki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kilgore
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001938:Brazil; D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000821:virology; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D027822:Myrtaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D009828:Oleanolic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D011429:Propolis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D014315:Triterpenes; C439987:melliferone; D015215:Zidovudine; C023607:moronic acid; D009828:Oleanolic Acid; D011429:Propolis