title: Furanosesquiterpenoids of Commiphora myrrha.
abstract: An investigation on the gum exudates of Commiphora myrrha has led to the isolation of six sesquiterpenoids. On the basis of spectroscopic data interpretation, they were determined as two new furanosesquiterpenoids, rel-1S,2S-epoxy-4R-furanogermacr-10(15)-en-6-one (1) and rel-2R-methyl-5S-acetoxy-4R-furanogermacr-1(10)Z-en-6-one (2), and four known furanosesquiterpenoids, rel-3R-methoxy-4S-furanogermacra-1E,10(15)-dien-6-one (3), rel-2R-methoxy-4R-furanogermacr-1(10)E-en-6-one (4), furanogermacra-1(10)Z,4Z-dien-6-one, and curzerenone [6,7-dihydro-5beta-isopropenyl-3,6beta-dimethyl-6-vinylbenzofuran-4(5H)-one]. This is the first report of the relative stereochemistry for the known compounds 3 and 4. Compound 1 exhibited weak cytotoxic activity against a MCF-7 breast tumor cell line in a clonogenic assay, while the other five compounds were inactive in this assay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kikuzaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sang
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rafi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakatani
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: DiPaola
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D029403:Burseraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D045788:Sesquiterpenes, Germacrane; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D045788:Sesquiterpenes, Germacrane; C442567:rel-1S,2S-epoxy-4R-furanogermacr-10(15)-en-6-one; C442568:rel-2R-methyl-5S-acetoxy-4R-furanogermacr-1(10)Z-en-6-one