title: Leishmanicidal and antiplasmodial activity of constituents of Smirnowia iranica.
abstract: Three unusual, highly oxygenated novel phenylpropanoids (1-3) and two novel isoflavans, 8-prenylmucronulatol (4) and smiranicin (6), were isolated from Smirnowia iranica together with a previously described isoflavan, glyasperin H (5). The structures were established using homo- and heteronuclear two-dimensional NMR experiments. The isoflavans significantly inhibited the growth of extracellular stages of three Leishmania species in vitro, their activity against the intracellular stages being considerably lower. 8-Prenylmucronulatol (4) showed moderate in vitro toxicity against Plasmodium falciparum, without noticeable erythrocyte membrane effects at the inhibitory concentration. Because of the structural relationship of isoflavans with chalcones and aurones, some of which are potent antiprotozoal agents, the isoflavan skeleton may be a template structure in search for new compounds with leishmanicidal and antiplasmodial activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sairafianpour
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kayser
authors.forename: Jette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asfa
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Witt
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Staerk
authors.forename: Jerzy W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jaroszewski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D053138:Cyclohexenes; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D007492:Iran; D007529:Isoflavones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007891:Leishmania / Q000187:drug effects*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D010666:Phenylpropionates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000187:drug effects*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: C472845:2,3,5-trimethoxy-6-(1-propenyl)-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione; C472847:2,3,6-trimethoxy-5-(1-propenyl)phenol; C472846:2,3-dimethoxy-5-(1-propenyl)phenol; C472849:8-prenylmucronulatol; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D053138:Cyclohexenes; D007529:Isoflavones; D010666:Phenylpropionates; C472848:smiranicin