title: Bioactive constituents of the roots of Polyalthia cerasoides.
abstract: A new dimeric aporphine alkaloid, bidebiline E (1), and a new natural product, octadeca-9,11,13-triynoic acid (2), along with three known sesquiterpenes, alpha-humulene (3), caryophyllene oxide (4), and (-)-alpha-cadinol (5), and four known isoquinoline alkaloids, laudanosine (6), codamine (7), laudanidine (8), and reticuline (9), were isolated from the roots of Polyalthia cerasoides. The structures of compounds 1 and 2 were established on the basis of their 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data. Among these isolates, 1, 2, 4, 7, and 8 exhibited antimalarial activity against Plasmodium falciparum, while 1- 3 showed antimycobacterial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis using in vitro assays.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Applied Taxonomic Research Center, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand. somdej@kku.ac.th
authors.forename: Somdej
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanokmedhakul
authors.forename: Kwanjai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kanokmedhakul
authors.forename: Ratsami
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lekphrom
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D044182:Benzylisoquinolines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000187:drug effects; D031044:Polyalthia / Q000737:chemistry*; D013785:Thailand
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D000962:Antimalarials; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D044182:Benzylisoquinolines; C524298:bidebiline E; C003298:reticuline