title: New sesquiterpene lactones from Laurus nobilis leaves as inhibitors of nitric oxide production.
abstract: Two new metabolites 5alphaH,7alphaH-eudesman-4alpha,6alpha,11,12-tetraol (1) and 1beta,15-dihydroxy-5alphaH,7alphaH-eudesma-3,11(13)-dien-12,6alpha-olide ( 2) have been isolated from the methanolic extract of Laurus nobilis L. leaves. Their structures were determined through analysis of their one- and two-dimensional NMR spectral data ((1)H- and (13)C-NMR, DEPT, COSY, HMQC, HMBC and ROESY). The relative stereochemistry is proposed on the basis of combined J-based configuration analysis and ROESY data. In addition, three known sesquiterpene lactones santamarine (3), reynosin (4) and costunolide (5) along with blumenol C (6) were isolated and identified by spectral means. The isolated compounds 1 - 6 were found to inhibit nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated murine macrophages. The most active compound 2 potently inhibited NO (2)(-) release with an IC (50) value of 0.8 microM.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Marino
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Borbone
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zollo
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ianaro
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Di Meglio
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iorizzi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D027442:Laurus; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018515:Plant Leaves; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D009569:Nitric Oxide